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ahmad-zuhd:2135 – ʿAbdullāh > Man > Abū Dāwud al-Ḥafarī > Sufyān > 297 Idhā ʿAraft Nafsak Lam Yaḍurrak Mā

[Machine] I heard Sufyan saying, "If you know yourself, what people say does not harm you."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢١٣٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ سَمِعَ أَبَا دَاوُدَ الْحَفَرِيَّ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ يَقُولُ [297] «إِذَا عَرَفْتَ نَفْسَكَ لَمْ يَضُرَّكَ مَا قَالَ النَّاسُ»  

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[Machine] "He said, women."  

أحمد:١١٧٩٨ – حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ عَنْ أَبِي عَلْقَمَةَ الْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا

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