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1110 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father narrated to me; Yazid narrated to us; Muhammad ibn ʿAmr informed us, from Yahya ibn ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Hatib, who said:
Abu Waqid al-Laythi said, “We examined the various deeds and found nothing that takes one further in seeking the Hereafter than zuhd (renunciation) in this world.”
١١١٠ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، أَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَاطِبٍ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيُّ: تَابَعْنَا الْأَعْمَالَ فَلَمْ نَجِدْ شَيْئًا أَبْلَغَ فِي طَلَبِ الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ زَهَادَةٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا "