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1308 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; ʿUbayd Allah ibn ʿUmar narrated to me; Sulaymān ibn Akhdar narrated to us; Ibn ʿAwn narrated to us; al-Ḥasan informed me, saying: “They were talking in the presence of Muʿāwiyah, while al-Aḥnaf kept silent. Muʿāwiyah said to him, ‘What prevents you from speaking?’ He replied, ‘I fear Allah if I lie, and I fear you if I speak the truth.’”
١٣٠٨ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ أَخْضَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، أَنْبَأَنِيَ الْحَسَنُ قَالَ: تَكَلَّمُوا عِنْدَ مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَالْأَحْنَفُ سَاكِتٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ: مَا لَكَ لَا تَتَكَلَّمُ؟ فَقَالَ: «أَخَافُ اللَّهَ إِنْ كَذَبْتُ، وَأَخَافُكُمْ إِنْ صَدَقْتُ»