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ahmad-zuhd:54ʿAbdullāh > Bayān b. al-Ḥakam > Muḥammad b. Ḥātim > Bishr b. al-Ḥārith > ʿAbbād b. al-ʿAwwām > Hishām > al-Ḥasan

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, "Which form of faith is best?" The Prophet replied, "Patience and forgiveness."  

الزهد لأحمد:٥٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي بَيَانُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنِي بِشْرُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَيُّ الْإِيمَانِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّبْرُ وَالسَّمَاحَةُ»  


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