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ahmad-zuhd:2092ʿAbdullāh from my father > Wakīʿ > al-Aʿmash > Khaythamah

[Machine] If you are concerned about the Hereafter, then stay for a while. And if you are occupied with worldly matters, then deal with it. And if you intend to do something good, do not delay it. And when Satan comes to you while you are praying, saying that you are just having a delusion, then prolong it.  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٠٩٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ قَالَ

إِذَا كُنْتَ فِي أَمْرِ الْآخِرَةِ فَتَمَكَّثْ وَإِذَا كُنْتَ فِي أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا فَتَوَخَّ وَإِذَا هَمَمْتَ بِخَيْرٍ فَلَا تُؤَخِّرْهُ وَإِذَا أَتَاكَ الشَّيْطَانُ وَأَنْتَ تُصَلِّي فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ تُرَائِي فَزِدْهَا طُولًا  


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nasai-kubra:11856Sūwayd b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh > Sufyān > Sulaymān / al-Aʿmash > Khaythamah Wahū Ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥman

[Machine] If you want something good, do not postpone it for tomorrow. And if you are engaged in a matter of the hereafter, stay as long as you can. And if you are in a worldly matter, focus on it. And when you pray, the devil says, "You are being delusional." So, multiply it in length.  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٨٥٦عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ نَصْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ وَهُوَ الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ قَالَ

إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَمْرًا مِنَ الْخَيْرِ فَلَا تُؤَخِّرْهُ لِغَدٍ وَإِذَا كُنْتَ فِي أَمَرِ آخِرَةٍ فَامْكُثْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ وَإِذَا كُنْتَ فِي أَمَرِ الدُّنْيَا فَتَوَجَّهْ وَإِذَا كُنْتَ تُصَلِّي فَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ إِنَّكَ تُرَائِي فَزِدْهَا طَوْلًا