Al-Sabr wa al-Thawab 'Alayh li-Ibn Abi d-Dunya — They Did Not Abandon Sins Until Sins Abandoned Them; Would That When They Became Too Weak for Them, They Did Not Wish for Strength Over Them to Return

Al-Sabr wa al-Thawab 'Alayh li-Ibn Abi d-Dunya

Volume 1 · Page 194They Did Not Abandon Sins Until Sins Abandoned Them; Would That When They Became Too Weak for Them, They Did Not Wish for Strength Over Them to Return

Arabic (Source)

١٩٠ - قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عِصَامٍ، وَسُهَيْلُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الْهُجَيْمِيُّ قَالَا: كَانَ يَزِيدُ الرَّقَاشِيُّ يَقُولُ: ⦗١٣٠⦘ «يَا مَعْشَرَ الشُّيُوخِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَتْرُكُوا الذُّنُوبَ حَتَّى تَرَكَتْهُمْ، فَيَا لَيْتَهُمْ إِذْ ضَعُفُوا عَنْهَا لَا يَتَمَنَّوْنَ أَنْ تَعُودَ لَهُمُ الْقُوَّةُ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى يَعْمَلُوا بِهَا»