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Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 33:384

Book of Asceticism (Zuhd)

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Hadith 33:384

Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Khaythama, who said: Abu al-Darda' said: I was a merchant before Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sent. When Muhammad was sent, I attempted [to combine] trade and worship, but they did not come together. So I took to worship and left trade.

حدثنا أبو معاوية عن الأعمش عن خيثمة قال قال أبو الدرداء كنت تاجرا قبل أن يبعث محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم فلما بعث محمد زاولت التجارة والعبادة فلم تجتمعا فأخذت العبادة وتركت التجارة