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ahmad-zuhd:2266ʿAbdullāh from my father > Miskīn b. Bakr > al-Awzāʿy > Bilāl b. Saʿd

[Machine] "I have noticed that people are striving for righteous deeds, such as prayer, giving alms, doing good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong, while you today are seeking opinions."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٢٦٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا مِسْكِينُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعيُّ عَنْ بِلَالِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ

«أَدْرَكْتُ النَّاسَ يَتَحَاثُّونَ عَلَى الْأَعْمَالِ الصَّالِحَةِ الصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ وَفِعْلِ الْخَيْرِ وَالْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَأَنْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ تَحَاثُّونَ عَلَى الرَّأْيِ»