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ahmad-zuhd:1272ʿAbdullāh > al-Ḥasan b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Ḍamrah > Ibn Shawdhab

[Machine] When Ayoub took, he took in moderation, and when he gave, he gave generously.  

الزهد لأحمد:١٢٧٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَنْ ضَمْرَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ شَوْذَبٍ قَالَ

كَانَ أَيُّوبُ إِذَا أَخَذَ أَخَذَ نَاقِصًا وَإِذَا أَعْطَى أَعْطَى وَازِنًا