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ahmad-zuhd:1454ʿAbdullāh > ʿAlī > Sayyār > Jaʿfar > al-ʿAlāʾ b. Ziyād > al-Mughīrah b. Muḥāwish Saʾal al-Ḥasan

[Machine] "Oh Abu Sa'id, we met scholars who reminded us and frightened us. They almost brought our hearts to them, while others spoke with ease in their speech. Hasan said, 'O Abdullah, whoever frightens you until you find peace is better than the one who assures you until you encounter fear.'"  

الزهد لأحمد:١٤٥٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ مُحَاوِشٍ سَأَلَ الْحَسَنَ فَقَالَ

يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ لَقِينَا عُلَمَاءَ يُذَكِّرُونَنَا وَيُخَوِّفُونَنَا يَكَادُ يَجْلِبُونَ قُلُوبَنَا وَآخَرُونَ فِي حَدِيثِهِمْ سُهُولَةٌ قَالَ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ مَنْ خَوَّفَكَ حَتَّى تَلْقَى الْأَمْنَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّنْ أَمَّنَكَ حَتَّى تَلْقَى الْمَخَافَةَ