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ahmad-zuhd:1373ʿAbdullāh from my father > Ismāʿīl > Ayyūb > Nubbiʾt

[Machine] That Mutarrif used to say, "Indeed, I am in greater need of the congregation than a widow. For when I am in the congregation, I become aware of my sins."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٣٧٣حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ نُبِّئْتُ

أَنَّ مُطَرِّفًا كَانَ يَقُولُ «لَأَنَا أَحْوَجُ إِلَى الْجَمَاعَةِ مِنَ الْأَرْمَلَةِ إِنِّي إِذَا كُنْتُ فِي الْجَمَاعَةِ عَرَفْتُ ذَنْبِي»