Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-1022b
"عن عمر قال: لَوْلَا ثَلَاث لأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ قَدْ لَحِقْتُ بالله: لَوْلَا أَنِّى أَسِيرُ فِى سَبِيلِ الله، وَأَضَعُ جَبْهَتِى لِلَّهِ فِى التُّرَابِ سَاجِدًا، أَوْ أُجَالِسُ قَوْمًا يَلْتَقِطُونَ طَيِّبَ الْكَلَامِ كَمَا يُلْتَقَطُ طَيِّبُ التَّمْرِ".
Translation
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- ʿMr
- Lawlā Thalāth Lʾaḥbabt
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'Umar said: 'Were it not for three things, I would have loved to have joined Allah: were it not that I travel in the path of Allah and place my forehead in prostration to Allah in the dust, or sit with a people who pick out good speech as good dates are picked.''
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ابن المبارك، وابن سعد، [ص] سعيد بن منصور [ش] ابن أبى شيبة [حم] أحمد في الزهد، وهناد [حل] أبى نعيم في الحلية [كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه
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