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hadith 19
Hadith #
19
Book
Kitāb al-Muʾmin
Volume
1
Section
1
Part
Content
Chapter
The Severity of a Believer’s Afflictions
Source
Ḥusayn b. Saʿīd al-Ahwāzī
۞
19. It has been narrated that Zayd al-Shahham said
al-Sadiq (a.s) said: When Allah loves a person, He turns people against him.
19 - عن زيد الشحام قال
قال الصادق (ع) إنّ الله (جلّ جلاله) إذا أحبَّ عبداً أغرى به الناسَ
Tags Trials and AfflictionsGod-consciousness/Piety

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