Question

Where can I find this narration?

Ahnaf ibn Qays said: “A liar has no integrity, a jealous person has no peace, a miser has no close friends, and a person who gets bored easily has no companionship.”

 

Answer

This narration is recorded in Kitabuz Zuhd of Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah).

Ahnaf ibn Qays (rahimahullah) said: “A liar will never possess honour; a jealous individual will never experience tranquillity; a miser will never attain close companionship; a person of poor character will never enjoy leadership, and one who easily grows weary will never foster true brotherhood.”

(Az Zuhd: 1310)

Ahnaf ibn Qays (rahimahullah) was a Mukhadram.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

الزهد لأحمد بن حنبل: (ص: ١٩٢)
(١٣١٠) – حدثنا عبد الله، حدثني أبي، حدثنا أبو معاوية الغلابي، حدثني رجل، من بني تميم، قال الأحنف: «لا مروءة لكذاب، ولا راحة لحسود، ولا خلة لبخيل، ولا سؤدد لسيئ الخلق، ولا إخاء لملول».