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[Machine] "By Allah, that indeed causes me distress when I am with my family, for it prevents me from what I desire. And indeed, food is placed in front of me, but it is taken away from me, causing me to cry, as well as my wife and children, who do not know the reason for our crying. Perhaps this annoys my wife, and she says, 'Alas for her! What has she been singled out for in terms of prolonged sorrow with you in this worldly life? There is no comfort for me with you, not even for a moment.'"  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٢٥١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنِي الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ [310] يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَيَزِيدَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ مَا لِي أَرَى عَيْنَيْكَ لَا تَجِفُّ؟ قَالَ وَمَا مَسْأَلَتُكَ عَنْهُ؟ قُلْتُ عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَنْفَعَنِي بِهِ قَالَ يَا أَخِي إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ قَدْ تَوَعَّدَنِي إِنْ أَنَا عَصَيْتُهُ أَنْ يَسْجُنَنِي فِي النَّارِ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ لَمْ يَتَوَعَّدْنِي أَنْ يَسْجُنَنِي إِلَّا فِي الْحَمَّامِ لَكُنْتُ حَرِيًّا أَنْ لَا تَجِفَّ لِي عَيْنٌ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَهَكَذَا أَنْتَ فِي خُلْوَاتِكَ؟ قَالَ وَمَا مَسْأَلَتُكَ عَنْهُ قُلْتُ عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَنْفَعَنِي بِهِ فَقَالَ

وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَيَعْرِضُ لِي حِينَ أَسْكُنُ إِلَى أَهْلِي فَيَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ مَا أُرِيدُ وَإِنَّهُ لَيُوضَعُ الطَّعَامُ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ فَيَعْرِضُ لِي فَيَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَكْلِهِ حَتَّى تَبْكِي امْرَأَتِي وَيَبْكِي صِبْيَانُنَا مَا يَدْرُونَ مَا أَبْكَانَا وَرُبَّمَا أَضْجَرَ ذَلِكَ امْرَأَتِي فَتَقُولُ يَا وَيْحَهَا مَا خُصَّتْ بِهِ مِنْ طُولِ الْحُزْنِ مَعَكَ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا مَا تَقِرُّ لِي مَعَكَ عَيْنٌ