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257 – Muhammad said: Dawud ibn Muhabbar narrated to us; he said: Matar ⦗156⦘ al-Aʿnaq narrated to us, from Ziyad al-Numayri, who said: “It used to be said: The delight of the devoted lies in prolonged hunger and thirst, and the coolness of their eyes is in extended tahajjud (late-night prayer).”
٢٥٧ - قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ: حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ مُحَبَّرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَطَرٌ ⦗١٥٦⦘ الْأَعْنَقُ، عَنْ زِيَادٍ النُّمَيْرِيِّ، قَالَ: " كَانَ يُقَالُ: تَلَذُّذُ الْعَابِدِينَ فِي طُولِ الْجُوعِ وَالظَّمَأِ، وَقُرَّةُ أَعْيُنِهِمْ فِي طُولِ التَّهَجُّدِ "