الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 2, page 343

21. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from abu Ishaq al-Khurasani who has said the following: “Amir al-Mifminin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) would say, ‘Beware of lying; every hopeful strives to make his wish come true and every fearful person runs away (and I do not find this quality in you).”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

22. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘ Abd al-Jabbar from Hajjal from Tha’labah from Mu’ammar ibn ‘Amr from ‘Ata’ from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘A peace maker is not accused of lying’ and then he read the following verse of the Holy Quran: . O people of camel, you are thieves.’ (12:70) Then he said, ‘By Allah, they did not steal and he (Joseph) did not lie.’ Then he read the following verse: ‘. . . in fact, it is the large one among them who has done it. Ask them if they can speak.’ (22: 63) Then he said, ‘By Allah, they (people) did not do it (asked the idols) and he did not lie.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from ‘Awn al-Qalanisi from ibn abu Ya’fur from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever meets the Muslims with two faces and tongues, he on the Day of Judgment will be raised with two tongues of fire.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from abu Shaybah from al-Zuhri from abu ‘Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “The worst servant (of Allah) is a servant who has two faces and tongues. He praises his brother (in belief) on his face and backbites him in his absence. If his brother (in belief) gains something, he envies him, and if he faces difficult conditions, he betrays him.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Asbat from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn Hammad in a marfu’ manner from the Imam who has said the following: “Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High, said to Jesus, son of Mary (a.s.), ‘O Jesus, your tongue must be one tongue in private and in public so also must be your heart. I warn you against your own soul and Myself am a sufficient expert over your (activities). Two tongues are not proper for one mouth just as two swords are not proper in one sheath or two hearts in one chest, and so also are minds.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.