748. ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father narrated to me. He said: Abu Muʿāwiyah narrated to us; from al-Aʿmash; from Ghaylān; from Bashīr; from Yaʿlā ibn al-Walīd; from Abu al-Dardāʾ, who said:

Someone asked him, “What do you wish for the person you love?” He replied, “Death.” They said, “And if he does not die?” He answered, “Then let his wealth and children be few.”