106 – He said: Mālik ibn Dīnār once met a young bondwoman who had lived in his neighborhood until she was sold. He asked her, “So-and-so, is that you?” She replied, “Yes, Abū Yaḥyā.” He said, “It really is you! How is the place where you are living now?” She answered, “May I be your ransom—how fine their condition is and how flourishing their houses!” ⦗81⦘ He asked, “Do they show any recognized kindness to others?” She said, “O Abū Yaḥyā, their homes are prosperous and their food is abundant and ample.” Abū Yaḥyā then remarked, “What is this! I am asking her about the people’s virtue and generosity, yet she tells me about the splendid state of their latrines.”