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30 – Ishaq ibn Ismaʿil narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Abu Sinan, who said:
“It used to be said, ‘The best of you is the one who brings the greatest benefit to his family.’ He would then remark, ‘I have just fetched a skinful of water and fed the sheep.’”
٣٠ - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ يُقَالُ: «خَيْرُكُمْ أَنْفَعُكُمْ لِأَهْلِهِ» قَالَ: ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: «قَدِ اسْتَقَيْتُ رَاوِيَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ وَعَلَفْتُ الشَّاةَ»