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[Machine] The Companions of Muhammad ﷺ said to me, "O Abu Al-Aliyah, do not work for anyone other than Allah. If you do, Allah will hand you over to the one you worked for."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٣٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أبِي حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ قَالَ

قَالَ لِي أَصْحَابُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ «يَا أَبَا الْعَالِيَةِ لَا تَعْمَلْ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ ﷻ فَيَكِلَكَ اللَّهُ ﷻ إِلَى مَنْ عَمِلْتَ لَهُ»