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102 – Muhammad b. Idris related to me: Huraym b. ʿUthman narrated, on the authority of Salam b. Miskin, who said: “I asked a Christian, ‘What are the opening words of the Zabur (Psalms)?’ He replied: ‘Blessed is the servant who does not follow the path of the sinful, nor sit in the company of the scoffers and wrongdoers.’ Salam continued: I reported this to Malik b. Dinar, and he said, ‘He has spoken the truth.’
١٠٢ - حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، ثنا هُرَيْمُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ سَلَامِ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ نَصْرَانِيًّا مَا أَوَّلُ الزَّبُورِ؟ قَالَ: " طُوبَى لِعَبْدٍ لَمْ يَسْلُكْ سَبِيلَ الْآثِمَةِ، وَلَمْ يُجَالِسِ الْمُسْتَهْزِئِينَ، وَالْخَاطِئِينَ، قَالَ سَلَامٌ: فَذَكَرْتُ لِمَالِكِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ فَقَالَ: صَدَقَ