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ahmad-zuhd:1430ʿAbdullāh from my father > Rawḥ > Shuʿbah > Qatādah

[Machine] His Lord resigned, so he dismissed him. Therefore, let him work in obedience to Allah.  

الزهد لأحمد:١٤٣٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ كَانَ الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ يَقُولُ «لَيُنْزِلُ أَحَدُكُم نَفْسَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ

فَاسْتَقَالَ رَبَّهُ فَأَقَالَهُ فَلْيَعْمَلْ بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ ﷻ»