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58 – Khalid ibn Mirdas narrated to us. Abu ʿAqil narrated to us, from Hafs ibn ʿUthman, who said: ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab used to say, “Do not busy yourselves with talking about people, for that is a trial; instead, occupy yourselves with the remembrance of Allah (dhikr), for that is mercy.”
٥٨ - حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مِرْدَاسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ، عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ: كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ: «لَا تَشْغَلُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ بِذِكْرِ النَّاسِ فَإِنَّهُ بَلَاءٌ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ رَحْمَةٌ»