Kitāb al-Muʾmin

Hadith 19
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19 - عن زيد الشحام قال: قال الصادق (ع) إنّ الله (جلّ جلاله) إذا أحبَّ عبداً أغرى به الناسَ
19. It has been narrated that Zayd al-Shahham said: al-Sadiq (a.s) said: When Allah loves a person, He turns people against him.
Source: Ḥusayn b. Saʿīd al-Ahwāzī

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