1303 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik narrated to me; ʿĀrim Abū al-Nuʿmān narrated to us; Saʿīd ibn Zayd narrated, saying: I heard my father say: It was said to al-Aḥnaf ibn Qays, “You are an elderly man, and fasting weakens you.” He replied, “I am storing it up for a prolonged calamity.”