«14»- مُنْيَةُ الْمُرِيدِ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام رُوَاةُ الْكِتَابِ كَثِيرٌ وَ رُعَاتُهُ قَلِيلٌ فَكَمْ مِنْ مُسْتَنْصِحٍ لِلْحَدِيثِ مُسْتَغِشٌّ لِلْكِتَابِ وَ الْعُلَمَاءُ تَحْزُنُهُمُ الدِّرَايَةُ وَ الْجُهَّالُ تَحْزُنُهُمُ الرِّوَايَةُ.

Munyat al-Murid: Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: Those who relate the Book are many and those who act upon it are few. How many there are who seek to take admonition from a hadith while drawing a veil over the Qur'an! Understanding a hadith grieves the learned, and relating it grieves the ignorant.

«15»- وَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام إِذَا حَدَّثْتُمْ بِحَدِيثٍ فَأَسْنِدُوهُ إِلَى الَّذِي حَدَّثَكُمْ فَإِنْ كَانَ حَقّاً فَلَكُمْ وَ إِنْ كَانَ كَذِباً فَعَلَيْهِ.

It is related from Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, that the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, said: When you relate a hadith, ascribe it to the one who related it to you; for if it is true it is to your credit, and if it is false it is upon his neck.

«16»- كِتَابُ الْإِجَازَاتِ، لِلسَّيِّدِ بْنِ طَاوُسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، مِمَّا أَخْرَجَهُ مِنْ كِتَابِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام أَسْمَعُ الْحَدِيثَ فَلَا أَدْرِي مِنْكَ سَمَاعُهُ أَوْ مِنْ أَبِيكَ قَالَ مَا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنِّي فَارْوِهِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله.

Kitab al-Ijazat: Al-Hasan b. Mahbub relates from Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: I asked him: I hear a hadith and do not know whether it is from you or from your father. He said: Whatever you heard from me, relate from the Prophet.

«17»- وَ مِنْهُ، نَقْلًا مِنْ كِتَابِ مَدِينَةِ الْعِلْمِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ زَعْلَانَ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُخْتَارِ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام أَسْمَعُ الْحَدِيثَ مِنْكَ فَلَعَلِّي لَا أَرْوِيهِ مَا سَمِعْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِنْ أَصَبْتَ فِيهِ فَلَا بَأْسَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ تَعَالَ وَ هَلُمَّ وَ اقْعُدْ وَ اجْلِسْ.

Sayyid b. Tawus related from the book Madinat al-'Ilm of al-Shaykh al-Saduq, by Ibn al-Mukhtar's chain, who says: I said to Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: I hear a hadith from you but do not use your exact wording when relating it. He said: If you have understood the hadith well there is no objection, for this is like "ta'al" and "halumma" and "iq'ud" and "ijlis" — which mean "come" and "sit down" (one meaning with only the wording differing).

«18»- كِتَابُ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام قَالَ: إِذَا أَصَبْتَ الْحَدِيثَ فَأَعْرِبْ عَنْهُ بِمَا شِئْتَ.

Kitab Husayn b. 'Uthman: He relates from certain of his companions, from Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, that he said: When you have grasped the substance and meaning of a hadith, express it however you wish.

«19»- غو، غوالي اللئالي قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله اتَّقُوا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِّي إِلَّا مَا عَلِمْتُمْ فَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّداً فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ.

'Awali al-La'ali: The Prophet said: Relate a hadith from me only when you know it is from me; otherwise refrain. For whoever lies against me, his place is certainly in the Fire.

بيان: قال الجزري فيه من كذب على متعمدا فليتبوأ مقعده من النار قد تكررت هذه اللفظة في الحديث و معناه لينزل منزله في النار يقال بوأه اللّٰه منزلا أي أسكنه إياه و تبوأت منزلا اتخذته و المباءة المنزل.

Elucidation: "Fa-l-yatabawwa' maq'adahu min al-nar": this expression is much repeated in the hadiths, and its meaning is that he prepares a dwelling for himself in the Fire and takes up residence in it.

«20»- غو، غوالي اللئالي رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله أَنَّهُ قَالَ: رَحِمَ اللَّهُ امْرَأً سَمِعَ مَقَالَتِي فَوَعَاهَا فَأَدَّاهَا كَمَا سَمِعَهَا فَرُبَّ حَامِلِ فِقْهٍ لَيْسَ بِفَقِيهٍ.

'Awali al-La'ali: It is related thus from the Prophet: May God have mercy on a man who hears my words, understands them, and states them just as he heard them; for how many a man

وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ فَرُبَّ حَامِلِ فِقْهٍ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَفْقَهُ مِنْهُ.

carries understanding yet is not a man of understanding. And in another narration it comes: How many there are who carry understanding to one more understanding than themselves.

«21»- نهج، نهج البلاغة ضه، روضة الواعظين قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام اعْقِلُوا الْخَبَرَ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمُوهُ عَقْلَ رِعَايَةٍ لَا عَقْلَ رِوَايَةٍ فَإِنَّ رُوَاةَ الْعِلْمِ كَثِيرٌ وَ رُعَاتَهُ قَلِيلٌ.

Nahj al-Balagha, Rawdat al-Wa'izin: The Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, said: When you hear a report, reflect upon it for the sake of acting, not for the sake of relating; for the narrators of knowledge are many, but those who preserve it and act upon it are few.