1931 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; al-Walid ibn Shujaʿ ibn Qays narrated to me; Saʿid ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Rabiʿ ibn Khuthaym narrated to me, from Abu Tuʿmah Nusayr ibn Dhuʿluq, from Bakr ibn Maʿiz, who said:

Al-Rabiʿ would say ⦗268⦘ that whenever he was asked, “How are you this morning, Abu Yazid?” he would reply, “We have awakened weak and sinful, consuming our allotted provisions while awaiting our appointed ends.”