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ahmad-zuhd:1320ʿAbdullāh > Aḥmad b. Ibrāhīm > Bahz > Mahdī > Ghaylān > Muṭarrif > Samiʿtuh

[Machine] I heard him say, "If a revelation from my Lord comes to me, giving me the choice between being informed that I am among the people of Paradise or that I am among the people of Hell, or becoming dust and ashes, I would choose to become dust and ashes."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٣٢٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيٌّ حَدَّثَنَا غَيْلَانُ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «لَوْ أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي ﷻ فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يُخْبِرَنِي أَنِّي مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ أَنَا أَوْ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ أَصِيرَ تُرَابًا لَاخْتَرْتُ أَنْ أَصِيرَ تُرَابًا»