Shihab Anbari says that once I, along with a friend, went to present ourselves before Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). There, right at the door of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas’s house, we met Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). He asked: Who are you two? We told him about ourselves. He said: People are eating dates and drinking water, you should also go there. The flow of every valley is according to its capacity. We said: May your goodness increase, when you go inside, please seek permission for us from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) as well. So he obtained permission for us too.

On this occasion, we heard Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrate this hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while delivering a sermon on the occasion of the Battle of Tabuk, said:“There is no example among people like the one who holds the reins of his horse, striving in the path of Allah and keeping away from evil people; and likewise, the man who remains engaged with his goats in the countryside, honoring his guests and fulfilling their rights.”

I asked him three times: Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say this? And he replied all three times that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this. Upon this, I said Allahu Akbar and thanked Allah.