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ahmad-zuhd:1323ʿAbdullāh from my father > ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Mahdī / Ibn Maymūn > Ghaylān / Ibn Jarīr > Muṭarrif

[Machine] "The righteousness of the heart is achieved through righteous actions, and righteous actions are accomplished with righteous intentions."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٣٢٣حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مَهْدِيٍّ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ غَيْلَانَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَرِيرٍ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ قَالَ

«صَلَاحُ قَلْبٍ بِصَلَاحِ عَمَلٍ وَصَلَاحُ عَمَلٍ بِصَلَاحِ نِيَّةٍ»