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[Machine] Moses, ﷺ , said, "O Lord, who among your servants do you love the most?" He replied, "Those who remember Me the most." Moses said, "O Lord, who among your servants is the richest?" He replied, "The one who is content with what I have given him." Moses said, "O Lord, who among your servants is the wisest?" He replied, "The one who governs himself as he governs over others."  

الزهد لأحمد:٤٤٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أبِي حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ قَابُوسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ مَا قَالَ

قَالَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَا رَبِّ أَيُّ عِبَادِكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لِي ذِكْرًا قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَيُّ عِبَادِكَ أَغْنَى؟ قَالَ الرَّاضِي بِمَا أَعْطَيْتُهُ قَالَ رَبِّ أَيُّ عِبَادِكَ أَحْكَمُ؟ قَالَ الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِمَا يَحْكُمُ عَلَى النَّاسِ  


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darimi:374ʿUbaydullāh b. Mūsá > ʿUthmān b. al-Aswad > ʿAṭāʾ > Mūsá ʿAlayh al-Salām Yā Rab Ay ʿIbādik Aḥkam > al--Adhī Yaḥkum Lilnnās Kamā Yaḥkum Linafsih > Yā Rab Ay ʿIbādik Aghná > Arḍāhum Bimā Qasamt Lah > Yā Rab Ay ʿIbādik Akhshá Lak

[Machine] Prophet Musa ﷺ asked his Lord, "O Lord, who among your servants is the most fair in judgment?" He replied, "The one who judges people as he judges himself." Musa ﷺ asked, "O Lord, who among your servants is the richest?" He replied, "Those whom I have satisfied with what I have given them." Musa ﷺ asked, "O Lord, who among your servants is the most fearful of you?" He replied, "Those who know me the best."  

الدارمي:٣٧٤أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ قَالَ قَالَ

مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَا رَبِّ أَيُّ عِبَادِكَ أَحْكَمُ؟ قَالَ الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ لِلنَّاسِ كَمَا يَحْكُمُ لِنَفْسِهِ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ أَيُّ عِبَادِكَ أَغْنَى؟ قَالَ أَرْضَاهُمْ بِمَا قَسَمْتُ لَهُ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ أَيُّ عِبَادِكَ أَخْشَى لَكَ؟ قَالَ أَعْلَمُهُمْ بِي