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[Machine] I have not created any creation more beloved to me than you, for your sake I withhold, and to you I give.  

الزهد لأحمد:١٨٦٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ لَمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْعَقْلَ قَالَ لَهُ أَقْبِلْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَدْبِرْ فَأَدْبَرَ قَالَ

مَا خَلَقْتُ خَلْقًا أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْكَ بِكَ آخُذُ وَبِكَ أُعْطِي