165 – Muhammad ibn Idris al-Hanzali narrated to us; he said: Abu Ghassan, Malik ibn Ismaʿil, narrated to us; he said: ʿAbd al-Salam ibn Harb narrated to us, from Yunus, from al-Hasan, from ʿUtayyi, from Ubayy ibn Kaʿb, from the Prophet ﷺ, who said: ⦗108⦘ “Allah has set this world as a parable for the food of the son of Adam, and He has set the food of the son of Adam as a parable for this world—even if he spices it and salts it.” Al-Hasan commented, “You have seen them flavoring it with various condiments and fragrances, then casting it away in the very place you know.”