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ahmad-zuhd:2246ʿAbdullāh from my father > Jarīr > Layth > Mujāhid

Regarding the ayah: "And ask Allah of His bounty" [Quran 4:32], he said: Not for worldly purposes.  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٢٤٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ

فِي قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {وَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ} [النساء 32] قَالَ «لَيْسَ الْغَرَضُ الدُّنْيَا»  

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