وَ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى لِلصَّادِقِ ع- أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَحْلَى مِمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَقَالَ الْوَلَدُ الشَّابُّ فَقَالَ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَمَرُّ مِمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ فَقْدُهُ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ.
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Hadith.569 - Ibn Abi Layla said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "What is the sweetest of what Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has created?" Imam (as) replied: "A young child." Ibn Abi Layla then asked: "What is the most bitter of what Allah (swt) has created?" The Imam answered: "Losing him." Ibn Abi Layla then said: "I testify that you are the proofs of Allah (swt) for His creation."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.
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