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- Muḥammad ibn Qudāmah narrated to me, saying: Shādhān narrated to us. I asked al-Ḥasan ibn Ḥayy about certain matters concerning earning a living. He replied, “If you investigate this too closely, even the water of the Euphrates will be forbidden to you.” Then he added, quoting al-Ḥasan—meaning al-Baṣrī—“Seeking lawful income is more trying than confronting the enemy in battle.”
١٩٧ - حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شَاذَانُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ حَيٍّ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْمَكَاسِبِ؟ فَقَالَ: «إِنْ نَظَرْتَ فِي هَذَا حُرِّمَ عَلَيْكَ مَاءُ الْفُرَاتِ» ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: قَالَ الْحَسَنُ يَعْنِي الْبَصْرِيَّ: «طَلَبُ الْحَلَالِ أَشَدُّ مِنْ لِقَاءِ الزَّحْفِ»