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ahmad-zuhd:1591ʿAbdullāh > Hārūn > Zayd b. al-Ḥubāb > Sufyān al-Thawrī > Salamah b. Kuhayl

[Machine] I have not seen anyone seek the face of Allah except for these three: Ata', Tawus, and Mujahid.  

الزهد لأحمد:١٥٩١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ قَالَ

مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا يَطْلُبُ بِالْعِلْمِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ ﷻ إِلَّا هَؤُلَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةَ يَعْنِي [226] عَطَاءً وَطَاوُسًا وَمُجَاهِدًا