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ahmad-zuhd:1322ʿAbdullāh from my father > Sayyār > Jaʿfar > Thābit

[Machine] "And by Allah, if our gathering in this matter is in accordance with what we have previously received from Allah in the previous book, then it is indeed a great blessing for us. And if Allah has granted us in what He has divided for us, then it is indeed a great blessing for us."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٣٢٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ كَانَ يَقُولُ أَفْسَدَ الْمَوْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِ النَّعِيمِ نَعِيمَهُمْ فَاطْلُبُوا نَعِيمًا لَا مَوْتَ فِيهِ قَالَ

وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ كَانَ مَجْلِسُنَا هَذَا فِيمَا سَبَقَ لَنَا مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي الْكِتَابِ السَّابِقِ لَنِعْمَ مَا سُبِقَ لَنَا وَلَئِنْ كَانَ اللَّهُ أَعْطَانَاهُ فِيمَا قَسَمَ لَنَا لَنِعْمَ مَا قُسِمَ لَنَا