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ahmad-zuhd:1737 – ʿAbdullāh from my father > Muḥammad b. ʿUbaydullāh > Sufyān > ʿUmar b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz

[Machine] "Whoever acts without knowledge, his mischief surpasses his benefits."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٧٣٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ قَالَ

«مَنْ عَمِلَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ كَانَ مَا يُفْسِدُ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا يُصْلِحُ»  

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ahmad-zuhd:1667 – ʿAbdullāh > al-Ḥasan b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Abū Salamah > al-Ḥasan

[Machine] "We asked for this matter and we looked, but we did not find anyone who carried out an action without knowledge, except that it caused more harm than good."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٦٦٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ

«طَلَبْنَا هَذَا الْأَمْرَ وَنَظَرْنَا فَلَمْ نَجِدْ أَحَدًا عَمِلَ عَمَلًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا كَانَ مَا يُفْسِدُ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا يُصْلِحُ»