921 – ʿAbdullah narrated to us; he said: Khadijah, Umm Muhammad, narrated to me in the year 226 AH. She used to come to my father, listen to him, and relate traditions to us. She said: Ishaq al-Azraq narrated to us; al-Masʿudi narrated to me from ʿAwn ibn ʿAbdullah, who said:

“We would sit with Umm al-Dardaʾ, remembering Allah—exalted is He—in her presence. Someone said, ‘Perhaps we have worn you out?’ She replied, ‘You think you have made me weary? I have sought worship in every form, and I have found nothing ⦗137⦘ more soothing to my heart, nor more likely to secure true religion for me, than gatherings devoted to dhikr (remembrance of Allah).’