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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is nothing better than a thousand of its kind except for a human being."  

الطبراني:٦٠٩٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْمَقْدِسِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي ظَبْيَانَ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفٍ مِثْلِهِ إِلَّا الْإِنْسَانُ»