[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "I would rather sit in a gathering like this than to free four slaves." Shu'bah said, "I asked, 'Which gathering do you mean?' He said, 'Being a judge.'"
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَأَنْ أَقْعُدَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْمَجْلِسِ أَحَبُّ إِلِيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْتِقَ أَرْبَعَ رِقَابٍ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِأِيِّ مَجْلِسٍ يَعْنِي؟ قَالَ كَانَ قَاضِيًا
[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "Sitting in a gathering like this is more beloved to me than freeing four slaves."
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَأَنْ أَقْعُدَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْمَجْلِسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْتِقَ أَرْبَعَ رِقَابٍ
[Machine] He heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "I would rather sit in a gathering like this one than to free four slaves." Shu'bah said, "I asked, 'Which gathering do you mean?' He said, 'A gathering of storytelling.'"
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَأَنْ أَقْعُدَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْمَجْلِسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْتِقَ أَرْبَعَ رِقَابٍ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَقُلْتُ أَيَّ مَجْلِسٍ يَعْنِي؟ قَالَ كَانَ قَاصًّا
[Machine] According to the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "For me to sit in a gathering like this is more beloved to me than freeing four slaves."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَأَنْ أَجْلِسَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْمَجْلِسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَعْتِقَ أَرْبَعَ رِقَابٍ يَعْنِي الْقَصَصَ
[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "To sit in a gathering like this is dearer to me than freeing four slaves." I said, "Which gathering do you mean?" He said, "The gathering in which a man sits and narrates the virtues of his companions." Abu Muhammad (Muslim scholar) said, "The man from the Companions of Badr who was meant by the Prophet ﷺ is Ali."
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَأَنْ أَقْعُدَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْمَجْلِسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْتِقَ أَرْبَعَ رِقَابٍ» قَالَ قُلْتُ أَنَا أَيَّ مَجْلِسٍ يَعْنِي؟ قَالَ كَانَ حِينَئِذٍ يَقُصُّ قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّد الرَّجُلُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ بَدْرٍ هُوَ عَلِيٌّ