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[Machine] I heard Wahb saying, "A caller without action is like an archer without a bowstring."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢١٧٨حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ وَهْبًا يَقُولُ «الدَّاعِي بِلَا عَمَلٍ كَالرَّامِي بِلَا وَتَرٍ»