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ahmad-zuhd:2264ʿAbdullāh from my father > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ḥārith > Thawr b. Yazīd > Khālid b. Maʿdān

[Machine] Indeed, in the earth, Allah possesses vessels, and the most beloved vessels to Allah are those that are pure and clean. The vessels of Allah on the earth are the hearts of His righteous servants.  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٢٦٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنِي ثَوْرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ قَالَ

«إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فِي الْأَرْضِ آنِيَةٌ وَأَحَبُّ آنِيَةِ اللَّهِ إِلَيْهِ مَا رَقَّ مِنْهَا وَصَفَا وَآنِيَةُ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ قُلُوبُ عِبَادِهِ الصَّالِحِينَ»  


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ahmad-zuhd:830ʿAbdullāh > Hārūn b. Maʿrūf > Muḥammad b. al-Qāsim > Thawr > Khālid b. Maʿdān > Abū Umāmah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah has vessels on the earth, and the most beloved vessels to Him are those that are soft and pure. And the vessels of Allah on the earth are the hearts of the righteous servants."  

الزهد لأحمد:٨٣٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا ثَوْرٌ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى آنِيَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ وَأَحَبُّ الْآنِيَةِ إِلَيْهِ مَا رَقَّ مِنْهَا وَصَفَا وَآنِيَةُ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ قُلُوبُ الْعِبَادِ الصَّالِحِينَ»  

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السيوطي:٦٩٦١a

"إِنَّ للَّهِ ﷻ فِى الأَرْضِ آنِيَةً، وَأحَبُّ آنية اللَّهِ إِليه ما رَقَّ وَصَفَا، وآنِيَةُ اللَّه في الأرْضِ قُلُوبُ العباد الصَّالحين".  

[حل] أبى نعيم في الحلية عن أَبى أُمامة