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1157 – Abū Muhammad Yahyā ibn Muhammad ibn Sā‘id reported to us: ⦗1683⦘ al-Husayn ibn al-Hasan al-Marwazī reported to us: ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mubārak informed us: Ismā‘īl al-Makkī informed us, from al-Hasan, from Anas ibn Mālik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “The likeness of my Companions in my nation is that of salt in food: food is no good without salt.” Al-Hasan said, “Our salt has gone, so how can we be any good?”
١١٥٧ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَاعِدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ⦗١٦٨٣⦘ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ الْمَكِّيُّ , عَنِ الْحَسَنِ , عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «إِنَّ مَثَلَ أَصْحَابِي فِي أُمَّتِي كَالْمِلْحِ فِي الطَّعَامِ , لَا يَصْلُحُ الطَّعَامُ إِلَّا بِالْمِلْحِ» قَالَ الْحَسَنُ: فَقَدْ ذَهَبَ مِلْحُنَا فَكَيْفَ نَصْلُحُ؟