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ahmad-zuhd:1666ʿAbdullāh > al-Ḥasan b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Jarawī > Ḍamrah > Ibn Shawdhab > al-Ḥasan

[Machine] Three types of people cannot be trusted: the treacherous imam, the one who follows his desires and calls others to follow them, and the open sinner who openly commits sins.  

الزهد لأحمد:١٦٦٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا الحَسَنُ بنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْجَرَوِيُّ عَنْ ضَمْرَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ شَوْذَبٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ

ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا غِيبَةَ لَهُمُ الْإِمَامُ الْخَائِنُ وَصَاحِبُ الْهَوَى الَّذِي يَدْعُو إِلَى هَوَاهُ وَالْفَاسِقُ الْمُعْلِنُ فِسْقَهُ