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575 — Azhar ibn Marwān related to me; Ja‘far ibn Sulaymān related to us; al-Mu‘allā related to us. He said: Muwarriq said, “There is something I have sought for so many years but have been unable to attain, and I will never cease seeking it.” They asked, “What is it, Abū al-Mu‘tamir?” He replied, “Refraining from what does not concern me.”
٥٧٥ - حَدَّثَنِي أَزْهَرُ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعَلَّى، قَالَ: قَالَ مُوَرِّقٌ: «أَمْرٌ أَنَا فِي طَلَبِهِ مُنْذُ كَذَا وَكَذَا سَنَةً لَمْ أَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَسْتُ بِتَارِكٍ طَلَبَهُ أَبَدًا» . قَالُوا: وَمَا هُوَ يَا أَبَا الْمُعْتَمِرِ؟ قَالَ: «الْكَفُّ عَمَّا لَا يَعْنِينِي»