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[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to say to us, "You will soon be like salt in people's food, as food is not good without salt."  

الطبراني:٧٠٩٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَسَّانَ ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ حَدَّثَنِي خُبَيْبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَنَا «يُوشِكُ أَنْ تَكُونُوا فِي النَّاسِ كَالْمِلْحِ فِي الطَّعَامِ لَا يَصْلُحُ الطَّعَامُ إِلَّا بِالْمِلْحِ»  

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السيوطي:١٢٩٩٣a –

"تُوشِكُونَ أَن تَكُونُوا في النَّاسِ كَالْمِلْح في الطَّعام، وَلا يَصْلُحُ الطَّعَامُ إِلَّا بالْمِلح".  

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير [ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره عن سمُرة