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1295 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; he said, “My father related it to me.” ʿAffan narrated to us; Arʿarah ibn al-Birind narrated to us; Ibn ʿAwn, on the authority of al-Hasan, said: Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays declared, “I am not naturally forbearing, but I make myself act with forbearance.”
١٢٩٥ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَرْعَرَةُ بْنُ الْبِرِنْدِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: قَالَ الْأَحْنَفُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ: «إِنِّي لَسْتُ بِحَلِيمٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَتَحَلَّمُ»