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549 — Abū Sālih also related to me, saying: I heard Rāfi ibn Ashras say, “It used to be said: ‘One punishment of a liar is that he is not believed even when he tells the truth.’ He added, ‘And I say: One punishment of the sinful innovator is that his good qualities are not mentioned.’”
٥٤٩ - وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو صَالِحٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَافِعَ بْنَ أَشْرَسَ قَالَ: " كَانَ يُقَالُ: إِنَّ مِنْ عُقُوبَةِ الْكَذَّابِ أَنْ لَا يُقْبَلَ صِدْقُهُ. قَالَ: وَأَنَا أَقُولُ: وَمِنْ عُقُوبَةِ الْفَاسِقِ الْمُبْتَدِعِ أَنْ لَا تُذْكَرَ مَحَاسِنُهُ "