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ahmad-zuhd:2028ʿAbdullāh from my father > Sābiq > Mālik > Ṭalḥah

[Machine] "He has a boy who said, 'If this is your habit, your eyesight will be lost, and you should seek a guide for yourself.'"  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٠٢٨حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا سَابِقٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ قَالَ كَانَ لِكُلِّ رَجُلٍ عَثْرَةُ يَوْمٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ

لَهُ غُلَامٌ لَهُ «لَئِنْ كَانَ هَذَا دَأَبَكَ لَيَذْهَبَنَّ بَصَرُكَ ولْتَلْتَمِسْ لَكَ قَائِدًا»