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ahmad-zuhd:1473 – ʿAbdullāh from my father > Abū ʿUbaydah > Hishām > al-Ḥasan

[Machine] "They used to say that the death of a scholar is a gap in Islam that cannot be filled. The night and day may differ, but it remains unchanged."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٤٧٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ

كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ مَوْتُ الْعَالِمِ ثَلْمَةٌ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ لَا يَسُدُّهَا شَيْءٌ مَا اخْتَلَفَ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ  

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darimi:333 – Bishr b. al-Ḥakam > ʿAbdullāh b. Rajāʾ > Hishām > al-Ḥasan

[Machine] They used to say, "The death of a scholar is a gap in Islam that cannot be filled. No matter the difference between night and day,".  

الدارمي:٣٣٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ

كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ «مَوْتُ الْعَالِمِ ثُلْمَةٌ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ لَا يَسُدُّهَا شَيْءٌ مَا اخْتَلَفَ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ»