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[Machine] It is said, "There will come a time when among people, there is nothing less than a close companion or a halal dirham, or a deed performed according to the Sunnah."  

الزهد لأحمد:٩٦٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا بَيَانُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْمُعَافَى بْنَ عِمْرَانَ عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ

يُقَالُ «يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ أَقَلُّ شَيْءٍ فِي ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ أَخٌ مُؤْنِسٌ أَوْ دِرْهَمٌ مِنْ حَلَالٍ أَوْ عَمَلٌ فِي سُنَّةٍ»