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ahmad-zuhd:397ʿAbdullāh > al-Walīd b. Shujāʿ b. al-Walīd > Ibn al-Mubārak > Maʿmar > al-Ṣibyān Liyaḥyá b. Zakariyyā ʿAlayhimā al-Salām Ādhhab Binā Nalʿab

The boys said to Yahya bin Zakariya, peace be upon them both, "Come, let's go and play." He asked, "Were we created for play?"  

الزهد لأحمد:٣٩٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ الصِّبْيَانُ لِيَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ اذْهَبْ بِنَا نَلْعَبْ قَالَ وَلِلَّعِبِ خُلِقْنَا؟