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ahmad:596Sufyān > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib from his father > ʿAlī

The Prophet ﷺ said: “I will not give to you and leave Ahlus-Suffah suffering from hunger.ʿ On one occasion he said: ʿI shall not give you a servant and leave Ahlus-Suffah suffering from hunger.”  

أحمد:٥٩٦حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا أُعْطِيكُمْ وَأَدَعُ أَهْلَ الصُّفَّةِ تَلَوَّى بُطُونُهُمْ مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً لَا أُخْدِمُكُمَا وَأَدَعُ أَهْلَ الصُّفَّةِ تَطْوَى  


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