hadith
1073
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My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Idris narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi Ahmad b. Yahya b. `Imran al-Ash`ari narrated to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah from `Ali b. Ja`far al-Jawhari from Ibrahim b. `Abdillah al-Kufi from Abi Sa`id `Aqaysa. He said
Al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) was asked about intellect, so he said: It is suppressing grief and speaking gently to enemies.
2 - حدثنا أبي (رضي الله عنه)، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى بن عمران الاشعري، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن علي ابن جعفر الجوهري، عن إبراهيم بن عبد الله الكوفي، عن أبي سعيد عقيصا، قال
سئل الحسن بن علي بن أبي طالب (عليه السلام) عن العقل، فقال: التجرع للغصة ومداهنة الاعداء (1).
Similar narrations
- Al-Amālī #439 What is the intellect? So, he said: Suppressing grief, speaking gently to enemies, and showing support to friends.
- Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #732 Hasan bin Ali, peace be upon them both, was asked about the intellect. He said: To gulp a lump, and to flatter with the enemies.