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- Abu Bakr narrated to us: Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us; he said, “I heard Bishr ibn al-Harith relate, from Abu al-Ahwas, who said:
“It used to be said, ‘If you engage a fool, you become like him; but if you keep silent, you are safe from him.’”
٨١ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ: ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ بِشْرَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ، قَالَ: كَانَ يُقَالُ: «إِنْ جَارَيْتَ الْأَحْمَقَ كُنْتَ مِثْلَهُ، وَإِنْ سَكَتَّ عَنْهُ سَلِمْتَ مِنْهُ»