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ahmad-zuhd:1461ʿAbdullāh from my father > Rawḥ > Hishām > al-Ḥasan

[Machine] "And by Allah, I have encountered people who would not answer any question without something. And indeed, one of them would go out and instruct his family not to answer any questions."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٤٦١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ

وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَدْرَكْتُ أَقْوَامًا مَا كَانُوا يَرُدُّونَ سَائِلًا إِلَّا بِشَيْءٍ وَلَقَدْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْهُمْ يَخْرُجُ فَيَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُ أَنْ لَا يَرُدُّوا سَائِلًا