1. Ali ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from Safwan ibn Yahya who has said that he heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.) say the following. “Would we not receive (new knowledge) we would diminish (in knowledge).” Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Khalid from Safwan from abu a1-Hassan (a.s.) a similar Hadith.
1. Ali ibn Muhammad et Muhammad ibn al-Hassan, de Sahl ibn Ziyad, d'Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr, de Safwan ibn Yahya, ont rapporté : J'ai entendu Abou al-Hassan (que la paix soit sur lui) dire : Ja'far ibn Muhammad (que la paix soit sur eux) disait : "Si nous n'augmentions pas, nous péririons." 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya, d'Ahmad ibn Muhammad, de Muhammad ibn Khalid, de Safwan, de Abou al-Hassan, a rapporté la même chose.
