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2256. It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbās, that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever resides in the deserts, he becomes ignorant, whoever follows game, he becomes heedless, and whoever comes to the door of the Sulṭān, he will suffer a Fitnah.” (Hasan)
[He said:] There is a narration on this topic from Abū Hurairah.
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan [Ṣaḥīḥ] Gharīb as a narration of Ibn ‘Abbās, we do not know of it except from the narration of Ath-Thawrī.
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Anyone who takes to residing in a desert remains cut off from a great deal of information and knowledge. Moreover, his lack of interaction with people has the effect of hardening the heart and robbing it of the feeling of tenderness. Such a person will also be devoid of kindness towards his kinsmen.