I say: Yaʿmar is the son of Bishr.

Abū Ḥātim al-Bustī states in the introduction to his book al-Ḍuʿafāʾ (1):

“Muhammad ibn ʿUmar ibn Muhammad al-Hamadhānī informed us; Abū Yaḥyā al-Mustamlī narrated to us; Abū Jaʿfar al-Jawzajānī narrated to us; Abū ʿAbd Allah al-Baṣrī narrated to me; he said:

‘I went to Isḥāq ibn Rāhwayh and asked him for something. He replied, “May Allah do good for you.” I said, “I did not ask you for Allah’s intervention; I only asked you for a charitable gift.” He then said, “May Allah show kindness to you.” I said, “I did not ask you for Allah’s kindness; I asked you for charity.” At this he became angry and declared, “Charity is not lawful for you.”

I asked, “Why not?”

He answered, “Because Jarīr narrated to us—from al-Aʿmash, from Abū Ṣāliḥ, from Abū Hurayrah—that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Charity is not lawful for a wealthy man, nor for one who is strong and healthy.’ (2)”

I said, “Take it easy, may Allah have mercy on you; I have with me a ḥadīth that condemns working.”

Isḥāq asked, “And what is it?”

I replied, “Abū ʿAbd Allah al-Ṣādiq al-Nāṭiq related to me, from Afshīn, from Ītākh, from Sīmāʾ al-Ṣaghīr, from ʿUjayf ibn ʿAnbasah, from Zughlumuj, son of the Commander of the Faithful, that he said:

‘Work is an evil omen, and refraining from it is better. To stay seated and merely wish is better than to work and suffer.’ (3)

Isḥāq laughed, and his anger subsided. He said, “Give us more.” I said, “And we were also told …”