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1990 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; he said, “My father narrated to us; Wakīʿ narrated to us; al-Aʿmash narrated to us, from Mundhir, who said:
Al-Rabīʿ ibn Khuthaym used to sweep the latrine himself. Someone said to him, “You could be spared this.” He replied, “I like to take my share of menial labor.”
١٩٩٠ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ مُنْذِرٍ قَالَ: كَانَ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ خُثَيْمٍ يَكْنُسُ الْحُشَّ بِنَفْسِهِ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: إِنَّكَ تُكْفَى هَذَا قَالَ: «إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ آخُذَ بِنَصِيبِي مِنَ الْمِهْنَةِ»