378 – ʿUbayd Allah al-ʿAtaki told me; Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us; Muʿtamir (ibn Sulayman) narrated to us, from his father, who said that Muslim reported:

Muʿawiyah ibn Qurrah met me as I was returning from gathering pasture fodder. He asked, “What have you been doing?” I replied, “I was getting some fodder for my family—such and such an amount.” He said, “And you obtained it lawfully?” I answered, “Yes.” He then remarked, “For me to set out every day to do what you have just done is dearer to me than standing in prayer all night and fasting all day.”