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1175 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father and Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah likewise narrated, saying: Abu Usamah related to us, from Sufyan, from Wasil al-Ahdab, who said:
Ibrahim once saw the governor of Hulwan moving along with his retinue, whereupon Ibrahim remarked, ⦗173⦘ “Oppression on the road is still better than oppression in the religion.”
١١٧٥ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ وَاصِلٍ الْأَحْدَبِ قَالَ: رَأَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَمِيرَ حُلْوَانَ يَسِيرُ فِي رَدْعٍ، فَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: ⦗١٧٣⦘ الْجَوْرُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْجَوْرِ فِي الدِّينِ "