1.Al-Ḥusayn ibn Saʿīd narrated to us, “Muḥammad ibn Abī ʿUmayr narrated to us from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥajjāj who said, ‘I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh say,

“The Messenger of Allah opened his fast on a Thursday night at Masjid Qubā. He asked, ‘Is there anything to drink?’ So Aws ibn Khawlah al-Anṣārī brought him a cup of buttermilk [mixed] with honey. When he placed it on his lips [and took a sip], he set it aside and then said, ‘Two drinks [in one] while any of them would suffice on its own. I will not drink it, but I do not forbid it. Rather, I humble myself before Allah, for indeed whoever humbles himself before Allah is elevated by Allah, and whoever is arrogant is abased by Allah. Whoever is moderate in his lifestyle is granted [an increase in] sustenance by Allah, but whoever is wasteful [and extravagant] is deprived by Allah. And whoever remembers Allah often is loved by Allah.’”