hadith
4249
۞
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘One tradition that you understand is better than a thousand traditions that you merely narrate.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حَديثٌ تَدْرِيهِ خَيرٌ مِن ألفِ حَديثٍ تَرْوِيهِ.
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