رَدُّ جَوَابِ الْكِتَابِ وَاجِبٌ كَوُجُوبِ رَدِّ السَّلَامِ وَ الْبَادِي بِالسَّلَامِ أَوْلَى بِاللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ .
Translation
Ibn Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Returning an answer to a letter is as Obligatory as the Obligation of returning the greeting, and the initiator of the greeting is closer with Allah<sup>azwj</sup> and His<sup>azwj</sup> Rasool<sup>saww</sup>’.
Book (Kitab)كِتَابُ الْعِشْرَةِ
Chapter (Bab)بَابُ التَّكَاتُبِ
CollectionAl-Kafi
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