Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq · The chapter because of which we named this book, the Book of the Meanings of the Reports
حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مسرور - رضي الله عنه - قال. حدثنا الحسين بن محمد ابن عامر، عن عمه عبد الله بن عامر، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن إبراهيم الكرخي، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام أنه قال: حديث تدريه خير من ألف حديث ترويه، ولا يكون الرجل منكم فقيها حتى يعرف معاريض كلامنا، وإن الكلمة من كلامنا لتنصرف على سبعين وجها لنا من جميعها المخرج.
3. We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Masrur, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Muhammed ibn ‘Amer, from his paternal uncle, Abdullah bin ‘Amer, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Ibrahim al-Karkhi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: A narration that you comprehend is better than a thousand narrations which you narrate. An man from you will not be knowledgeable until he is aware of the various indications of our speech. Verily, the word from our speech does indeed turn to seventy indications, all which we may intend.
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