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ذِكْرُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي مِنْ أَجَلِهَا أُمِرَ بِالْإِجْمَالِ فِي الطَّلَبِ

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[Machine] "A person came to the Prophet ﷺ , and he had a ripe date, so he gave it to him. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Take it, if it had not come to you, it would have come to you.'"  

ابن حبّان:٣٢٤٠أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَرْوَانَ عَنْ هُزَيْلِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

جَاءَ سَائِلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَإِذَا تَمْرَةٌ عَائِرَةٌ فَأَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهَا وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «خُذْهَا لَوْ لَمْ تَأْتِهَا لَأَتَتْكَ»