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ahmad-zuhd:1348 – ʿAbdullāh from my father > ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Mahdī > Ghaylān > Muṭarrif

[Machine] "The companionship of the righteous is better than solitude, and solitude is better than the company of evil people."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٣٤٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ غَيْلَانَ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ قَالَ

«جَلِيسُ الصَّالِحِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْوَحْدَةِ وَالْوَحْدَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ جَلِيسِ السُّوءِ»  

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suyuti:12127a –
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:١٢١٢٧a –

"الوحدةُ خَيْرٌ مِن جَليس الْسُّوءِ، وَالجَليسُ الصَّالِحُ خَيرٌ مِنَ الْوحْدة، وإِمْلاءُ الْخَيرِ خَيرٌ مِنَ السُّكُوتِ، وَالسُّكُوتُ خَيرٌ مِنْ إِمْلاءِ الشَّرِّ".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة وتُعُقِّب، والخرائطى في مكارم الأخلاق، وأَبو الشيخ، والعسكرى في الأمثال عن أبي ذر