Letters · To his governor in Basra

al-Sharif al-Radi (d. 406 AH) · Thaqalayn library edition, reproduced verbatim

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Arabic text

ومن كتاب له (عليه السلام) إلى عبد الله بن العباس، وكان ابن عباس يقول «ما انتفعت بكلام بعد كلام رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) كانتفاعي بهذا الكلام»

Original English translation

To ‘Abdullāh ibn al-‘Abbās. ‘Abdullāh ibn al-‘Abbās used to say, ‘‘Apart from the Prophet’s sayings I did not derive greater benefit from any saying than this one.’’

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