حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن القاسم بن محمد الأصبهاني، عن سليمان بن داود المنقري، عن سفيان عينة، قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: وجدت علم الناس كلهم في أربعة: أولها أن تعرف ربك، والثاني أن تعرف ما صنع بك، والثالث أن تعرف ما أراد منك، والرابع أن تعرف ما يخرجك من دينك.


48. We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Masrur, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Muhammed bin ‘Amer, from his paternal uncle, Abdullah bin ‘Amer, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Saif bin ‘Umara, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The least by which a man leaves faith is that he declares a man as his brother in religion, and then counts his unintentional mistakes and slips in order to disgrace him with them one day.