مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الزهدBook of Asceticism
كلام الحسن البصريSayings of Hasan Al-Basri
Hadith 38022
٣٨٠٢٢ - حدثنا عفان قال: حدثنا أبو الأشهب عن الحسن أن ملكا من تلك الملوك حضرته الوفاة، فأطاف به أهل مملكته، فقالوا: (لمن) (١) تدع العباد والبلاد بعدك؟ فقال: يا أيها القوم لا تجهلوا، فإنكم في ملك من لا يبالي: أصغيرٌ أخذ من ملكه أو كبير.
It is narrated from Hasan that there was a king among the kings. When the time of his death came, the people of his kingdom came to him and said, "After you, to whom are you leaving the cities and the people?" So the king replied, "O people! Do not remain ignorant. All of you belong to that Being who does not care whether something from His kingdom is taken by someone small or someone great."
