Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 23553a
"مِنَ الأُمَمِ أُمَّةٌ ضَرَبَ لَهُمْ مَثَلًا كمَثلِ أُجَرَاءَ، تَأجَّرَهُمْ رَجُلٌ فَعمِلُوا لَهُ يومًا كُلَّهُ، وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ قِيرَاطَا قِيرَاطًا، فَعِملُوا حَتَّى إِذَا انتصفَ النهار سئموا فقالوا للرجل: حاسبنا، فحاسبهم فكان لهم نِصْفُ قِيرَاطٍ. فَقَال: مَنْ يُكْمِلُ لِي عَملي إِلَى اللَّيلِ عَلَى قِيراطٍ قِيراطٍ؟ فَبَايَعهُ قَومٌ آخرُون. فَعَمِلُوا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ قَرِيبًا مِنْ صَلاة العصرِ سَئمُوا، فَقالُوا: حَاسِبْنًا. وَكَانَ لَهُم نِصْفُ قِيرَاطِ، وَأَحَبَّ الرَجلُ أَن يُقْضَى لَهُ عَمَلُهُ قَبْلَ اللَّيلِ فَاتَّجَرَ قومًا عَلَى أَنْ يُكْملُوا مَا غبر () مِنْ عَمَلهِ إِلَى اللَّيل عَلَى قِيرَاطينِ قِيرَاطينِ، إِنِّي أَرْجُو إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ: أَنْ تكُونُوا أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَاب القِيرَاطَينِ".
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"Among the nations there was a nation to which an example was given, like the example of laborers. A man hired them and they worked for him for a whole day, and he set for them a qirat each. They worked until midday, then grew weary and said to the man: 'Settle with us,' and he settled with them, and they had half a qirat. He said: 'Who will complete my work until night for one qirat each?' So another people agreed, and they worked until it was near the time of the 'Asr prayer, then grew weary and said: 'Settle with us,' and they had half a qirat. The man wished that his work be completed before night, so he hired a people on condition that they complete what remained () of his work until night for two qirats each. I hope, if Allah wills, that you will be the people of the two qirats."
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[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن حبيب بن سليمان بن سمرة، عن أبيه، عن جده
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