2324 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father narrated to me; al-Mughīrah narrated to us; Ibn ʿAyyāsh narrated to us; Shuraḥbīl ibn Muslim narrated to me, who said: “Whenever Abū Muslim al-Khawlānī passed by a deserted ruin, he would stand beside it and say, ‘O ruin, where are your inhabitants? They have gone, while their deeds remain. Desire has vanished, yet the sin endures. Son of Adam, refraining from sin is easier than seeking repentance.’”