3 – ʿAbdullāh narrated to us. He said: Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm also related to me, from ʿAlī ibn Shaqīq, from Ibn al-Mubārak, from Saʿīd ibn Zayd, who said:

Al-Mughīra ibn Mukhādish asked al-Ḥasan, saying, “Abū Saʿīd, what should we do about sitting with people who speak to us until our hearts are almost sent flying?”

He replied, “O elder, by Allah, if you keep company with people who instill fear in you until you reach true safety, that is better for you than keeping company with people who make you feel secure until fear finally overtakes you.”