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ahmad-zuhd:1249ʿAbdullāh from my father > Hārūn > Ḍamrah > Ibn Shawdhab > 183

[Machine] A person is not truly saddened by anything I left behind in Iraq except for the thirst of the wild creatures and the conversations with people who seek discussions.  

الزهد لأحمد:١٢٤٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ عَنْ ضَمْرَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ شَوْذَبٍ قَالَ [183] قَالَ

عَامِرٌ مَا آسَى عَلَى شَيْءٍ فَارَقْتُهُ بِالْعِرَاقِ إِلَّا عَلَى ظَمَأِ الْهَوَاجِرِ وَمُجَالَسَةِ أَقْوَامٍ يَتَحَرَّوْنَ الْحَدِيثَ