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ahmad-zuhd:127ʿAbdullāh from my father > Sufyān

[Machine] "The first time that caravans were used was during the time of Al-Hajjaj," my mother told me as she was going on a pilgrimage. "I didn't see any caravans in Al-Qadisiyyah, only people on foot," she added. Sufyan said, "It used to be said 'The righteous perform Hajj on foot'."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٢٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ

«أَوَّلُ مَا اتُّخِذَتِ الْمَحَامِلُ زَمَنَ الْحَجَّاجِ» شَيَّعْتُ أُمِّي خَرَجَتْ حَاجَّةً فَمَا رَأَيْتُ فِي الْقَادِسِيَّةِ مَحْمَلًا إِنَّمَا النَّاسُ عَلَى الرِّحَالِ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ كَانَ يُقَالُ «حَجُّ الْأَبْرَارِ عَلَى الرِّحَالِ»