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Allah loves pursuers of excellence

suyuti:5237a – ʿĀʾishah

“Allah loves when one performs a task with excellence.”  

Bayhaqī’s Shuʿab
السيوطي:٥٢٣٧a – عن عائشة

«إِنَّ الله يُحبُّ إذَا عَمِلَ أحَدُكُمْ عَمَلًا أَنْ يُتْقن»  

[هب] البيهقى في شعب الإيمان عن عائشة

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