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"عَنْ رَاشد بنِ سَعْد (*) قَالَ: بَلَغَ عُمَرُ أَنَّ أبَا الدَّرْدَاء ابْتَنَى كنِيفًا بِحمْص، فَكَتَبَ إليه أما بعَدْ. يَا عُويْمَرُ! أَمَا كَانَتْ لَكَ كفَايَةٌ فيما بَنَتِ الرَّوَمُ عَنْ تَزْيِينِ الدُّنيا وَقَد أَذِنَ الله بخَرابها".  

هناد، [ق] البيهقى في السنن في الزهد