1184—Jaʿfar ibn ʿAbd Allah informed us. He said: Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rūyānī informed us. He said: Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq narrated to us. He said: Khalaf ibn al-Walīd informed us. He said: Abū Muʿāwiyah narrated to us, from Shabīb ibn Shaybah, from al-Ḥasan, from ʿImrān ibn Ḥuṣayn, who said:

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Abū al-Ḥuṣayn, “How many deities do you worship today?”

He replied, “Seven: six on earth and one in heaven.”

He said, “Which of them do you regard for the sake of your fear and your hope?”

He replied, “The One in heaven.”

He said, “If you were to embrace Islam, I would teach you words that would benefit you.” When he embraced Islam, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked him for them, and said, “Say: O Allah, inspire me with sound guidance ⦗722⦘ and protect me from the evil of my own soul.”