7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from A number of his people from Ali ibn Asbat from abu Muhammad al-Jawhariy from Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah who has said the following:

“I once heard Ja‘far ibn Muhammad , saying, ‘Eating quince removes the intensity of sadness just as the hand wipes perspiration from the forehead.’”