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hadith 380
Hadith #
380
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
2
Section
56
Part
The Book of Belief and Disbelief
Chapter
Silence and Controlling the Tongue
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
۞
10. Yunus has narrated from Muthanna from abu Basir who has said the following
“I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) saying, abu Dhar may Allah grant him blessings, would say, ‘O you who seek knowledge, this tongues is the key to both good and evil. Seal your tongue as you would seal your gold and silver.’”
10ـ يُونُسُ عَنْ مُثَنًّى عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ كَانَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ رَحِمَهُ الله يَقُولُ يَا مُبْتَغِيَ الْعِلْمِ إِنَّ هَذَا اللِّسَانَ مِفْتَاحُ خَيْرٍ وَمِفْتَاحُ شَرٍّ فَاخْتِمْ عَلَى لِسَانِكَ كَمَا تَخْتِمُ عَلَى ذَهَبِكَ وَوَرِقِكَ.
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