Sayyiduna Mustawrid Fahri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The position of this world in comparison to the Hereafter is just like if a person were to dip his finger into the sea and then see how much water adheres to his finger." Sufyan says: While narrating this tradition, Ibn Abu Khalid used to say that I heard this narration from Sayyiduna Mustawrid (may Allah be pleased with him), who belonged to Banu Fihr, and while using these words, he would make a verbal mistake.