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ahmad-zuhd:1867ʿAbdullāh from my father > Sayyār > Jaʿfar > Mālik

[Machine] I heard Malik saying, "O people! Your sinners are many, both young and old. May Allah have mercy on a man who adheres to good speech, righteous deeds, and constancy."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٨٦٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَقُولُ «يَا هَؤُلَاءِ فُجَّارُكُمْ كَثِيرٌ صِغَارٌ وَكِبَارٌ فَرَحِمَ اللَّهُ رَجُلًا لَزِمَ الْقَوْلَ الطَّيِّبَ وَالْعَمَلَ الصَّالِحَ وَالْمُدَاوَمَةَ»