—the right to kill him. ⦗1⦘

Thābit al-Bunānī narrated from Mutarrif, from ʿImrān, who said:
“We underwent cauterization, yet it brought us neither benefit nor success—meaning the branding irons. ⦗2⦘”

Qatādah transmitted from Mutarrif:
ʿImrān said to me during his illness, “The salutation used to be extended to me; if I survive, keep this strictly to yourself. ⦗3⦘”

Ḥumayd ibn Hilāl narrated from Mutarrif: I said to ʿImrān, “Nothing prevents me from visiting you except the condition I see you in.”
He replied, “Then do not come, for whatever is most beloved to me is most beloved to Allah. ⦗4⦘”

Yazīd ibn Hārūn reported to us— Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAṭāʾ, the client of ʿImrān, narrated from his father—that ʿImrān passed judgment against a man in a certain case. The man exclaimed, “By Allah, you have ruled against me unjustly, even though you did your utmost!”
ʿImrān asked, “How so?”
He replied, “False testimony was given against me.”
ʿImrān said, “Then the loss will be paid from my own property, and by Allah, I shall never sit in this judicial seat again. ⦗5⦘”

The engraving on ʿImrān’s signet ring was the figure of a man.