Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 10040a
✧ Hamza with Lam
"الأبدال ستُّون رجلًا، ليسوا بالمُتَنَطِّعِينَ، ولا بالْمبتَدِعِينَ، ولا بالمُتَعَمِّقِين، ولا بالمُعْجَبِين لم يَنالوا ما نالوا بكثرةِ صلاة ولا صِيامٍ ولا صَدَقَة، ولكنْ بسخاءِ الأنْفُسِ وسلامةِ القُلُوبِ، والنَّصِيحَةِ لأئِمَّتِهمْ إِنَّهمً يا عليُّ في أُمتى أقل من الكبريت الأحمر".
Translation
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“The Abdal are sixty men. They are not extremists, nor innovators, nor those who go to excess, nor those who are self-admiring. They did not attain what they attained through many prayers, fasting or charity, but through generosity of soul, soundness of hearts, and sincere counsel to their leaders. Indeed, they, O ‘Ali, in my Ummah are fewer than red sulphur.”
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ابن أَبي الدنيا في كتاب الأولياء والخلال عن عليّ
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