Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 19840a

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"The example of the Muslims, the Jews and the Christians is like the example of a man who hired people to work for him until night. They worked until midday, and said: 'We have no need of your wage which you stipulated for us, and what we have done is yours.' He said to them: 'Do not do that. Complete the rest of your work and take your wage in full.' But they refused and abandoned it. He hired others after them and said: 'Work the rest of your day, and you will have the wage I stipulated for them' (أ). So they worked until, when it was the time (ب) of the afternoon prayer, they said: 'What we have done is yours, and the wage you set for us is yours.' He said: 'Complete the rest of your work, for only a small part of the day remains.' But they refused (د). So he hired a people to work the rest of their day, and they worked (هـ) the rest of their day until the sun set (و), and they earned the wages of both groups (ز). That is their example and the example of what they accepted of this light".

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