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ahmad-zuhd:1006ʿAbdullāh from my father > Jarīr > Layth > Ṭāwus

[Machine] And he was told, "If you command, we can gather from this rock and wood and build for you a mosque." He said, "Indeed, I fear that I will be burdened with its carrying on the Day of Resurrection, on my back."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٠٠٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ قَالَ قَدِمَ مُعَاذٌ أَرْضَنَا قَالَ

وَقِيلَ لَهُ لَوْ أَمَرْتَ فَجُمِعَ مِنْ هَذَا الصَّخْرِ وَالْخَشَبِ فَنَبْنِي لَكَ مَسْجِدًا قَالَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ أُكَلَّفَ حَمْلَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَى ظَهْرِي