وَ قِيلَ لِلصَّادِقِ ع- لِمَ قُلْتُمْ مَوْلَى الرَّجُلِ مِنْهُ قَالَ لِأَنَّهُ خُلِقَ مِنْ طِينِهِ ثُمَّ فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا فَرَدَّهُ السَّبْيُ إِلَيْهِ فَعَطَفَ عَلَيْهِ مَا كَانَ فِيهِ مِنْهُ فَأَعْتَقَهُ فَلِذَلِكَ هُوَ مِنْهُ.
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Hadith.3495 - It was said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "Why do you say that a man's mawla (freed slave) is considered to be from him?" Imam (as) said: "Because he was created from his clay, then they were separated, and captivity brought him back to him. So, he showed compassion for what was in him (the shared origin) and freed him. Therefore, he is considered to be from him."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.
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[2]يعني هما مخلوقان من طينة واحدة، و في بعض النسخ« من طينته».ص 133