ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father narrated to me; ʿAbd al-Rahman narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Mansur, from Salim ibn Abi al-Jaʿd, who said:

People said to Abū al-Dardāʾ, “Abū Saʿd ibn Munabbih has set free one hundred slaves.” He replied, “To free a hundred slaves from a single man’s wealth is indeed a large sum. Yet, if you wish, I will tell you of something even better: unwavering faith, night and day, and keeping your tongue ever moist with the remembrance of Allah.”