258 – Muhammad ibn al-Ḥusayn narrated to me; he said: ⦗126⦘ Aḥmad ibn Sahl narrated to me; he said: Ḍamrah ibn Rabīʿah narrated to us; he said:

“I saw an elderly man in Asqalan, surrounded by a crowd, saying, ‘I am astonished at people: every single day they watch the dead being carried away, yet they remain heedless in this world, amusing themselves.’ ” Then he collapsed in a faint.