3. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid, from his father, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Hisham bin Salem, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said:

The one to whom two days are equal, is defrauded. The one to whom the last of his two days was the better, is envied. The one to whom the last of his two days was the worst, is cursed. The one who does not look forward to increasement (of quality) in himself, is going towards decrement, and the one who goes towards decrement, death is better for him than life.