193 – Hamzah ibn al-ʿAbbās narrated to me; he said: ʿAbdān ⦗95⦘ informed us; he said: ʿAbd Allāh informed us; he said: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Yazīd ibn Jābir informed us; he said: Abū ʿAbd Rabbih narrated to me; he said: I heard Muʿāwiyah, standing on this pulpit, say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) declare:

“Whatever remains of this world is nothing but affliction and trial. The likeness of any one of your deeds is that of a vessel: when its upper part is wholesome, the lower part is wholesome; but when its upper part is corrupt, the lower part is corrupt.”