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215 – I was informed by ʿAbd Allah ibn Wahb, who said: “Hafs ibn ʿUmar narrated to me, from Malik ibn Dinar, who said:
‘I was sitting with al-Hasan when he overheard a group of people in the mosque. He said, “O Malik, these people have grown weary of worship, have come to loathe scrupulous self-restraint, and find talking easier than acting.”’”
٢١٥ - حُدِّثْتُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ الْحَسَنِ فَسَمِعَ مِنْ أَقْوَامٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَقَالَ: «يَا مَالِكُ، إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَقْوَامَ مَلُّوا الْعِبَادَةَ، وَأَبْغَضُوا الْوَرَعَ، وَوَجَدُوا الْكَلَامَ أَخَفَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ»