4-78 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Sindy, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Sa’id, on the authority of Kiram, on the authority of Maysar ibn Abdul Aziz that he had heard Aba Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) say, “The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) was asked, ‘How much distance is there between right and wrong?’ He (MGB) replied, ‘As much as four fingers.’ The Commander of the Faithful Ali (MGB) put his hand between his ear and eyes and said, ‘What you see by the eyes is right, but what you hear by the ears is wrong.’”
IsnādMuhammad ibn al-Ḥasan nous a informés, qu'Allah soit satisfait de lui, a dit: Muhammad ibn Yaḥyā al-ʿAṭṭār nous a informés, de la part de Muhammad ibn Aḥmad, de ʿAlī ibn al-Sindī, de Muḥammad ibn ʿAmr ibn Saʿīd, de Karām, de Maysar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, a dit: J'ai entendu Abū Jaʿfar, que la paix soit sur lui, dire: Le Commandeur des croyants, que la paix soit sur lui, a été interrogé: Quelle est la distance entre la vérité et le mensonge? Il a répondu: Quatre doigts. Puis le Commandeur des croyants, que la paix soit sur lui, a placé sa main sur son oreille et ses yeux, et a dit: Ce que tes yeux voient est la vérité et ce que tes oreilles entendent est principalement mensonge.