hadith
1051
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Muhammad ibn San'an narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) said
“Do not embark in a deal in which there are more losses for you than there are gains for your believing brother.” Ibn San'an said: “This means that if a man has a lot of debts but you have only a little bit of money and wish to repay his debt, do not do so since you will lose all your money and his debt will not be settled either.”
عن محمد بن سنان قال
قال أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام): لا تدخل لأخيك في أمر مضرته عليك أعظم من منفعته له. قال ابن سنان: يعني، إن الرجل يكون عليه دين كثير ولك مال قليل، فتؤدي عنه فيذهب مالك ولا تكون قضيت دينه.
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