1598 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father narrated to me; Musa ibn Hilal narrated to us; Hisham ibn Ḥassan narrated:

They mentioned humility in the presence of al-Hasan while he remained silent. When they pressed him with further discussion, he said, “I see you have spoken at length about humility.”

They asked, “What, then, is humility, Abu Saʿid?”

He replied, “It is that a person leaves his house and, upon meeting any Muslim, assumes that the other is better than himself.”