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ahmad-zuhd:1892ʿAbdullāh > Ukhbirt > Sayyār > Jaʿfar > Qīl Limālik b. Dīnār Ḥīn Mātat Um Yaḥyá Law Tazawwajt Yā Abū Yaḥyá

[Machine] "If I could, I would divorce myself."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٨٩٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ أُخْبِرْتُ عَنْ سَيَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ قَالَ قِيلَ لِمَالِكِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ حِينَ مَاتَتْ أُمُّ يَحْيَى لَوْ تَزَوَّجْتَ يَا أَبَا يَحْيَى قَالَ

«لَوِ اسْتَطَعْتُ طَلَّقْتُ نَفْسِي»