1844 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; Hārūn ibn Maʿrūf narrated to us; Ḍamrah ibn Rabīʿah narrated to us, from Ibn Shawdhab, who said:
“Abū al-Sawwār al-ʿAdawī was sitting in a circle where they were reviewing knowledge. Among them was a young man who said, ‘Say: subḥān Allah (Glory be to Allah) and al-ḥamdu lillāh (praise be to Allah).’ Abū al-Sawwār became angry and exclaimed, ‘Woe to you! What, then, do you think we have been occupied with?’”