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- ʿAbd Allah narrated to us—al-Walid ibn Shujaʿ ibn al-Walid related to me—ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Mubarak narrated to us—from Maʿmar, who said:
“The children said to Yahya son of Zakariyya, peace be upon him, ‘Come with us and play.’ He replied, ‘Were we created for play?’”
٣٩٧ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ قَالَ: " قَالَ الصِّبْيَانُ لِيَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا (رحمه الله): اذْهَبْ بِنَا نَلْعَبْ قَالَ: وَلِلَّعِبِ خُلِقْنَا؟ "