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darimi:545Saʿīd b. ʿĀmir > Ḥumayd b. Aswad > Ibn ʿAwn

[Machine] "And he said, 'If you want the foundation of the building, then guide me until I come with you.' He said, 'So I went with him.' Then while we were walking, a man came and walked with him. He stood and said, 'Do you need something?' He said, 'No.' He said, 'Either you do not need, then go.' Then he turned to me and said, 'You also go.' So I went until I diverged from the path."  

الدارمي:٥٤٥أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْوَدَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ قَالَ شَاوَرْتُ مُحَمَّدًا فِي بِنَاءٍ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَبْنِيَهُ فِي الْكَلَّاءِ قَالَ فَأَشَارَ عَلَيَّ

وَقَالَ «إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَسَاسَ الْبِنَاءِ فَآذِنِّي حَتَّى أَجِيءَ مَعَكَ» قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ نَمْشِي إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَمَشَى مَعَهُ فَقَامَ فَقَالَ «أَلَكَ حَاجَةٌ؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «إمَّا لَا فَاذْهَبْ» ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ «أَنْتَ أَيْضًا فَاذْهَبْ» قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ حَتَّى خَالَفْتُ الطَّرِيقَ