Hisham ibn Hassan said, “Muhammad engaged in trade, yet whenever he felt the slightest doubt about a transaction he abandoned it. (1)
Ibn ʿAwn said, “Muhammad was among the people most severe in censuring himself. (2)
Ghalib al-Qattan said, “Benefit from Ibn Sirin’s forbearance and do not imitate al-Hasan’s anger. (3)
Hammad ibn Salamah narrated from Ayyub: “Muhammad used to fast one day and break his fast the next. (4)
Ibn ʿAwn also said, “Muhammad would fast the two days of ʿAshura, then refrain from fasting for the following two days. (5)
Jarir ibn Hazim related: “I was with Muhammad when he mentioned a man and said, ‘That black man.’ He then exclaimed, ‘We belong to Allah—I have just backbitten him.’ (6)
Muʿadh ibn Muʿadh reported from Ibn ʿAwn that ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAziz sent for al-Hasan, and he accepted, but when he sent for Ibn Sirin, Ibn Sirin declined. (7)
Damrah ibn Rabiʿah transmitted from Rajaʾ: “Al-Hasan used to visit the authorities and criticize them, whereas Ibn Sirin neither went to them nor spoke ill of them. (8)
Hisham said, “I have never seen anyone who was firmer in the ruler’s presence than Ibn Sirin.” (9)