ʿUmayr, from Warrād, the scribe of al-Mughīra ibn Shuʿba, from al-Mughīra, who said: Saʿd ibn ʿUbāda said, ‘If I saw a man with my wife, I would strike him with the sword, not with the flat of the blade.’ This reached the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said, ‘Are you surprised at Saʿd’s protective jealousy? By Allah, I have greater protective jealousy than he does, and Allah has greater protective jealousy than I do