51 – ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us; Abu l-Sukayn al-Ṭāʾī narrated to me, from Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṭāʾī, from Ḥafṣ ibn Muʿāwiyah ibn Ghallāb al-Namirī, from Khālid ibn … who said: ⦗52⦘

“It used to be said: Do not bestow a favor on three sorts of people—the fool, the shameless one, and the base-born. As for the fool, he fails to recognize the kindness and therefore thanks you only in proportion to his own limited understanding. As for the shameless person, … he will say, ‘You only did this for me to protect yourself from me, and ….’ And as for the base-born, he is like saline soil: it produces neither growth nor fruit. If, however, you come across a believer, plant your kindness in him, and you will reap gratitude from it.”