Can you mention the reference for this narration?
Maymun ibn Mihran (rahimahullah) used to say, “Were the people of the Quran righteous, all people would be righteous.”
Answer:
Imam Abu Bakr Al-Ajurry (rahimahullah) and Imam Abu Nu’aym (rahimahullah) have recorded this statement of Maymun ibn Mihran (rahimahullah).
(Akhlaqu Ahlil Quran, pg. 104 and Hilyatul Awliya, vol. 4 pg. 83)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
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