1302 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father narrated to me; Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Zanjawayh narrated to us; ʿAbd al-Mutaʿāl ibn Ṭālib narrated to us; ʿAbd Allah ibn Wahb, from Yaḥyā ibn Ayyūb, from ʿUbayd Allah ibn Zahr, from Saʿīd ibn Masʿūd, who said:

It was said to al-Aḥnaf ibn Qays—who was the chief of his people—“Shall we not set up a surādiq (permanent canopy) for you once and for all?” He replied, “I have only ever heard of a surādiq in connection with the Fire; by Allah, no surādiq will ever be erected over me.” Accordingly, his house remained nothing but a hut of reeds until he met Allah—Glorified and Exalted is He.