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[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Zakariya ﷺ used to work as a carpenter." Abdur-Rahman said, "Sometimes he loved and sometimes he didn't."  

أحمد:١٠٢٩٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ زَكَرِيَّا نَجَّارًا قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ رُبَّمَا رَفَعَهُ وَرُبَّمَا لَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ