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[Machine] "For me to have a son who fights in the cause of Allah is dearer to me than a hundred thousand."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٠٧٤ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو وَائِلٍ

«لَأَنْ يَكُونَ لِي وَلَدٌ يُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ﷻ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ مِائَةِ أَلْفٍ»