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- ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; Sayyār ibn Abī Shaybah narrated to us; Abū Hilāl narrated to us; Muʿāwiyah—meaning ibn Qurrāh—narrated to us: Abū al-Dardāʾ once fell ill, and when his companions came in to see him they asked, “What is troubling you, Abū al-Dardāʾ?” He replied, “My sins are what trouble me.” They then asked, “What is it that you desire?” He said, “I desire Paradise.” They asked, “Shall we summon a physician for you?” He answered, “It is He who has laid me low.”
٧١٦ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِلَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ، يَعْنِي ابْنَ قُرَّةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ، اشْتَكَى فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَصْحَابُهُ فَقَالُوا: مَا تَشْتَكِي يَا أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ؟ قَالَ: أَشْتَكِي ذُنُوبِي، قَالُوا: فَمَا تَشْتَهِي؟ قَالَ: أَشْتَهِي الْجَنَّةَ، قَالُوا: أَلَا نَدْعُو لَكَ طَبِيبًا؟ قَالَ: هُوَ الَّذِي أَضْجَعَنِي "