18 — Yaqub narrated to us. Hibbān informed us. Abdullah informed us. Ibn Abī Maryam al-Ghassānī informed us, on the authority of Damra ibn Habīb, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
“The angels raise the deed (1) of one of Allah’s servants, making much of it (2) and commending it, until they arrive (3) with it (4) wherever Allah wills within His dominion. He then reveals (5) to them: ‘You are the keepers of My servant’s deed, but I watch over what lies within him. This servant of Mine did not perform his deed sincerely for Me (6), so place it (7) in Sijjīn.’”
He continued (8):
“They also ascend with the deed of one of Allah’s servants (9), regarding it as meager and belittling it (10), until they bring it to wherever
[18] Ibn Abī Maryam al-Ghassānī was Abū Bakr ibn Abd Allāh ibn Abī Maryam. His name is variously given as Bukayr or Abd al-Salām. He was weak, and his memory became confused after his house was robbed. He died in 156 AH. *Taqrīb al-Tahdhīb*, p. 623.
Damra ibn Habīb ibn Suhayb al-Zubaydī was declared trustworthy by Uthmān ibn Saīd al-Dārimī, Abū Hātim, and Ibn Hibbān. He was a Successor of the fourth generation. See *Tahdhīb al-Kamāl*, vol. 13, p. 314; and *Taqrīb al-Tahdhīb*, p. 280.
(1) Abd Allāh ibn al-Mubārak’s *al-Zuhd wa-al-Raqāiq* reads: “deeds.”
(2) *Al-Zuhd wa-al-Raqāiq* reads: “they regard it as abundant.”
(3) Two manuscripts of *al-Zuhd wa-al-Raqāiq* read: “they reach” instead of “they arrive.”
(4) *Al-Zuhd wa-al-Raqāiq* reads: “with it to,” adding “to.”
(5) *Al-Zuhd wa-al-Raqāiq* reads: “Then Allah reveals.”
(6) In *al-Zuhd wa-al-Raqāiq*, the words “Indeed, My servant…” read: “This servant of Mine was not sincere to Me, nor was his deed sincere.”
(7) Two manuscripts of *al-Zuhd wa-al-Raqāiq* read: “so place it.”
(8) The words “he said” do not appear in *al-Zuhd wa-al-Raqāiq*.
(9) The words “among the servants of Allah” do not appear in *al-Zuhd wa-al-Raqāiq*.
(10) Two manuscripts of *al-Zuhd wa-al-Raqāiq* read: “they belittle it.”