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[Machine] A man said to Al-Hasan, "O Abu Sa'id, I complain to you about the hardness of my heart." He replied, "Keep yourself closer to remembrance, meaning, associate with those who remember (Allah)."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٥١٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنِ الْمُعَلَّى بْنِ زِيَادٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلْحَسَنِ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ قَسْوَةَ قَلْبِي قَالَ ادْنُهْ مِنَ الذِّكْرَى أَيْ مِمَّنْ يَذْكُرُ