27 – Abu Hatim narrated to me; Ahmad ibn Abi al-Hawari narrated to us; Muhammad ibn Kamil al-ʿAbsi narrated to me, saying: “I went to ʿIrak ibn Khalid while he was sitting in Ibn Murrah’s circle during the tribulation stirred up by Ibn Muhriz. I said to him, ‘Abu al-Dahhak, death would be sweet now.’ He replied, ‘My nephew, do not say that. An hour in which you are alive, seeking Allah’s forgiveness, is better for you than a death that lasts forever.’”}