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28 – Khalaf ibn Hishām narrated to us; Abū ʿAwānah transmitted from Qatādah, from Mutarrif ibn ʿAbd Allāh, who said: “For me to remain in good health and give thanks is dearer than to be afflicted and then show patience.”
٢٨ - حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامِ، ثنا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: «لَأَنْ أُعَافَى فَأَشْكُرَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُبْتَلَى فَأَصْبِرَ»