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[Machine] "To walk and not to be walked upon, so do it."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٢٩٨حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ حَدَّثَنَا ضَمْرَةُ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ قَالَ صَحِبَ ابْنَ مُحَيْرِيزٍ رَجُلٌ بِالسَّاقةِ بِأَرْضِ الرُّومِ [315] فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُفَارِقَهُ قَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ مُحَيْرِيزٍ أَوْصِنِي قَالَ «إِنْ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَعْرِفَ وَلَا تُعْرَفَ فَافْعَلْ وَإِنْ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ وَلَا تُسْأَلَ فَافْعَلْ وَإِنْ اسْتَطَعْتَ

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