—the very same male monkey—I recognized him. They took both her and him to a spot where the sand was deep, dug a small pit for them, placed the pair inside it, and then stoned them until they died. (1)

This was also transmitted by ʿAbd Allah ibn Abi Jaʿfar al-Razi, from ʿAbd al-Malik, with similar wording.

ʿAmr was declared trustworthy by Yahya ibn Maʿin and Ahmad al-ʿIjli.

Abu Ishaq said: ʿAmr ibn Maymun performed the pilgrimage sixty times, counting both Hajj and ʿUmrah.

Another report states: one hundred times. (2)

Mansur narrated from Ibrahim, who said: When ʿAmr ibn Maymun grew old, a peg was fixed for him in the wall; whenever he became weary of standing he would hold on to it, or cling to a rope. (3)

Yunus ibn Abi Ishaq related from his father: Whenever ʿAmr ibn Maymun was seen, Allah was remembered. (4)

ʿAbbad ibn al-ʿAwwam told us, from ʿAsim ibn Kulayb, who said: I saw ʿAmr ibn Maymun and Suwayd ibn Ghafalah meet and embrace one another.

Abu Ishaq narrated from ʿAmr ibn Maymun, who said: I was present on the morning ʿUmar was stabbed; I was standing in the second row. (5)

Hushaym reported from Abu Balj, from ʿAmr ibn Maymun, that he never wished for death,