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[Machine] I heard Sahl bin Abdullah Al-Tustari say, when Allah, the Almighty, sent the Prophet ﷺ , there were seven types of people in the world: kings, farmers, livestock owners, merchants, craftsmen, employees, and the weak and the poor. He did not command any of them to leave what they were doing, but he commanded them to seek knowledge, certainty, righteousness, and to rely on Him in all that they were in. Sahl (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "It is appropriate for a wise person to say, what is expected of me after my knowledge is that I am Your servant, hoping and relying on no one other than You, and not seeking help from anyone besides You since it is You who created me and fashioned me to be Your servant, so entrust me to myself or take charge of my affairs other than You."  

الحاكم:٤٢٩٣وَقَدْ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْخُ التَّصَوُّفِ فِي عَصْرِهِ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُصَيْرٍ الْخُلْدِيُّ ثنا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الْجُرَيْرِيُّ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ التُّسْتَرِيَّ يَقُولُ لَمَّا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ ﷻ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ فِي الدُّنْيَا سَبْعَةُ أَصْنَافٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ الْمُلُوكُ وَالْمُزَارِعُونَ وَأَصْحَابُ الْمَوَاشِي وَالتُّجَّارُ وَالصُّنَّاعُ وَالْأُجَرَاءُ وَالضُّعَفَاءُ وَالْفُقَرَاءُ لَمْ يَأْمُرْ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يَنْتَقِلَ مِمَّا هُوَ فِيهِ وَلَكِنْ أَمَرَهُمْ بِالْعِلْمِ وَالْيَقِينِ وَالتَّقْوَى وَالتَّوَكُّلِ فِي جَمِيعِ مَا كَانُوا فِيهِ قَالَ سَهْلٌ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَيَنْبَغِي لِلْعَاقِلِ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِي بَعْدَ عِلْمِي بِأَنِّي عَبْدُكَ أَنْ أَرْجُوَ وأُؤَمِّلَ غَيْرَكَ وَلَا أَتَوَهُّمْ عَلَيْكَ إِذْ خَلَقْتَنِي وَصَوَّرْتَنِي عَبْدًا لَكَ أَنْ تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي أَوْ تُوَلِّي أُمُورِي غَيْرَكَ  

قَالَ الْحَاكِمُ «وَقَدْ وَصَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَذِهِ الطَّائِفَةَ بِمَا خَصَّهُمُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ الطَّوَائِفِ بِصِفَاتٍ فَمَنْ وُجِدَتْ فِيهِ تِلْكَ الصِّفَاتُ اسْتَحَقَّ بِهَا اسْمَ التَّصَوُّفِ» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص