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suyuti:717-40bJaʿfar b. Muḥammad from his father
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"عَنْ جَعْفَر بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: سَلِّمْ عَلَى عَدُوِّكَ يُعِينْكَ اللَّهُ -تَعَالَى- عَلَيْهِ، وَتَضَرَّعْ لَهُ يَنْصُرْكَ اللَّهُ -تَعَالَى- عَلَيْهِ، (وَاحْلم) عَنْهُ يَأخُذ اللَّهُ بِلِسَانِهِ".  

ابن النجار