أَخْبَرَنَا
عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا
حَمَّادٌ هُوَ ابْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ
عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ
زرٍّ، قَالَ: غَدَوْتُ عَلَى
صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَسَّالٍ الْمُرَادِيِّ، وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ، فَقَالَ: مَا جَاءَ بِكَ ؟، قُلْتُ: ابْتِغَاءُ الْعِلْمِ، قَالَ: أَلَا أُبَشِّرُكَ ؟، قُلْتُ: بَلَى، فَقَالَ: رَفَعَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَقَالَ:
"إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ، رِضًا بِمَا يَطْلُبُ".
It is narrated from Dhirr that I went to Safwan bin Assal al-Muradi (because) I wanted to ask him about wiping over leather socks. He said: What has brought you to me? I said: The pursuit of knowledge. He said: Shall I not give you glad tidings? I said: Please do. So he narrated, attributing it to the Prophet (peace be upon him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Indeed, the angels spread their wings for the seeker of knowledge, being pleased with what he seeks."
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