hadith
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(15) Ali bin Ahmad narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa from Muhammad bin al-Husayn from Safwan bin Yahya that Abul Hasan ar-Redha (as) had said
“By Allah, That, which you look forward to, will not be until you are tested and clarified and until none of you remains save the least and the least.”
15 - وأخبرنا علي بن أحمد قال: حدثنا عبيد الله بن موسى، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسين، عن صفوان بن يحيى قال
قال أبو الحسن الرضا: والله لا يكون ما تمدّون إليه أعينكم حتى تمحصوا وتميزوا، وحتى لا يبقى منكم إلاّ الأندر فالأندر.
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