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ahmad-zuhd:1437ʿAbdullāh from my father > Sayyār > Jaʿfar > Thābit > Ukhidh ʿAbdullāh b. Ziyād from my cousin Ṣafwān b. Muḥriz al-Māzinī

[Machine] He bore the burden on himself, and people began speaking to him about their needs, and he did not see success in fulfilling his own needs. He spent his night in prayer in the mosque and fell asleep in his prayer. When he fell asleep, a man came to him in his dream and said, "O Safwan, wake up and seek your need from His presence." Safwan asked, "Should I do that?" He got up, performed ablution with water, prayed, and supplicated. Ibnu Ziyad was alerted about Safwan's need, and the guards and police arrived with torches. The prison doors were opened until my cousin Safwan was brought out, and he was brought to Ibnu Ziyad. Ibnu Ziyad said to him, "Are you my cousin Safwan?" He replied, "Yes." Ibnu Ziyad sent him away. Safwan didn't realize what was happening until he knocked on the door and asked, "Who is it?" The person replied, "It's me, so-and-so. I alerted the prince in the middle of the night." The guards and police came, and the prison doors were opened. Safwan entered into the vacancy, meaning after bail was posted.  

الزهد لأحمد:١٤٣٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ قَالَ أُخِذَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ ابْنُ أَخِي صَفْوَانَ بْنِ مُحْرِزٍ الْمَازِنِيِّ قَالَ

فَتَحَمَّلَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا كَلَّمَهُ فِيهِ فَلَمْ يَرَ لِحَاجَتِهِ نَجَاحًا قَالَ فَبَاتَ لَيْلَتَهُ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَرَقَدَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ [208] فَلَمَّا رَقَدَ أَتَاهُ آتٍ فِي مَنَامِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا صَفْوَانُ قُمْ فَاطْلُبْ حَاجَتَكَ مِنْ قِبَلِ وَجْهِهَا فَقَالَ أَفْعَلُ فَقَامَ فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَصَلَّى وَدَعَا قَالَ فَنُبِّهَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ لِحَاجَةِ صَفْوَانَ قَالَ فَجَاءَ الْحَرَسُ وَالشُّرْطَةُ بِالنِّيرَانِ وَفُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ السُّجُونِ حَتَّى اسْتُخْرِجَ ابْنُ أَخِي صَفْوَانَ فَجِيءَ بِهِ إِلَى ابْنِ زِيَادٍ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ ابْنُ أَخِي صَفْوَانَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَرْسَلَهُ قَالَ فَمَا شَعَرَ صَفْوَانُ حَتَّى ضَرَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْبَابَ فَقَالَ مَنْ ذَا؟ قَالَ أَنَا فُلَانٌ نُبِّهَ الْأَمِيرُ فِي بَعْضِ اللَّيْلِ فَجَاءَتِ الْحَرَسُ وَالشُّرْطَةُ وَجِيءَ بِالنِّيرَانِ وَفُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ السُّجُونِ فَجِيءَ فِي فَخُلِّيَ أَعْنِي بَعْدَ كَفَالَةٍ