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ahmad-zuhd:1344ʿAbdullāh from my father > ʿAbd al-Wahhāb > Isḥāq > Muṭarrif

[Machine] I remembered the importance of doing good deeds, as there are many, such as fasting and praying. And all of it is in the hands of Allah. You are unable to do anything except by asking Him and He will give you. So, the coming together of good deeds is supplication.  

الزهد لأحمد:١٣٤٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ قَالَ

تَذَكَّرْتُ مَا جِمَاعُ الْخَيْرِ فَإِذَا الْخَيْرُ كَثِيرٌ الصَّوْمُ وَالصَّلَاةُ وَإِذَا هُوَ فِي يَدِ اللَّهِ ﷻ وَإِذَا أَنْتَ لَا تَقْدِرُ عَلَى مَا فِي يَدِ اللَّهِ ﷻ إِلَّا أَنْ تَسْأَلَهُ فَيُعْطِيَكَ فَإِذَا جِمَاعُ الْخَيْرِ الدُّعَاءُ