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67 — Muhammad ibn Abī Rajā’ al-Qurashī narrated to me. He said: “A man asked Abū al-‘Atāhiya to meet a need of his, saying, ‘Noble deeds are bound up with hardships; whoever seeks to perform a noble deed must patiently endure the hardship it entails.’ Abū al-‘Atāhiya admired his words and met his need.”
٦٧ - حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ، قَالَ: " قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِأَبِي الْعَتَاهِيَةِ وَسَأَلَهُ حَاجَةً: إِنَّ الْمَكَارِمَ مَوْصُولَةٌ بِالْمَكَارِهِ، فَمَنْ أَرَادَ مَكْرُمَةً صَبَرَ عَلَى مَكْرُوهِهَا. فَأَعْجَبَهُ ذَاكَ، وَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ "