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ahmad-zuhd:2296ʿAbdullāh > Abū Maʿmar > Wakīʿ > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm

[Machine] "He used to very much enjoy competition."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٢٩٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُحِبُّ شِدَّةَ النَّزْعِ