441 – Hārūn ibn Sufyān narrated to me. He said: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿIjlī informed me. He said: Ibn Abī Ganiyyah informed me, saying:

Al-Awzāʿī once wrote to a brother of his:

“To proceed: you have been hemmed in from every side. Know that with every passing day and night you are being carried forward on the journey. Therefore, fear Allah and the standing before Him, lest this prove to be your final encounter with Him. And peace.”