Report 58: ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us; he said: Muḥammad ibn al-Muthannā Abū Mūsā narrated to us; Muḥammad ibn Jahḍham narrated to us; Ismāʿīl ibn Jaʿfar narrated to us, from ʿUmārah ibn Ghaziyyah, from ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUmar ibn Qatādah, from Maḥmūd ibn Labīd, from Qatādah ibn al-Nuʿmān, that the Messenger of Allah—may blessings and peace be upon him—said:

“Indeed, when Allah loves a servant, He shields him from the world, just as one of you keeps water away from his sick charge.”