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ahmad-zuhd:2254ʿAbdullāh > Shaybān b. Abū Shaybah > Sallām b. Miskīn

[Machine] I heard Salamah ibn Muskin saying, "If I were given the same amount of gold as this shawl, I wouldn't sell a Quran."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٢٥٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ سَلَّامَ بْنَ مِسْكِينٍ يَقُولُ «لَوْ أُعْطِيتُ مِثْلَ هَذِهِ السَّارِيَةِ ذَهَبًا مَا بِعْتُ مُصْحَفًا»