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alkafi-14498مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنِ الْعَمْرَكِيِّ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع قَالَ:
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سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ السَّائِلِ الَّذِي يَسْأَلُ فِي كَفِّهِ هَلْ تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَتُهُ فَقَالَ كَانَ أَبِي ع لَا يَقْبَلُ شَهَادَتَهُ إِذَا سَأَلَ فِي كَفِّهِ.
Read English translationHide English translationMuhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn
14. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from al-‘Amrakiy ibn Ali from Ali ibn Ja‘far from his brother who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a beggar man who extends his hand for begging, if his testimony is acceptable. He (the Imam) said, ‘My father would not accept his testimony if he extended his hand for begging.’”
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.