(We were with a man from among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when a man came and said to him: Hurry, for your house has caught fire). Do you remember its source?

The questioner: Now, I would like to ask you a question; the hadith of al-Hasan al-Basri, who said: "We were with a man from among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."

The Shaykh: Who was he?

The questioner: "We were with a man from among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when a man came and said to him: Hurry, for your house has caught fire"; do you remember its source?

The Shaykh: It has a weak source.

The questioner: In what place?

The Shaykh: I think it is found in "A'mal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah" by Ibn al-Sunni.

The questioner: I did not find it.

The Shaykh: You did not find it? Did you search for it?

The questioner: I searched for it. Well, do you remember what the wording of the hadith he mentioned was? Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) teach him some words?

The Shaykh: No, I do not remember.

The questioner: No, you do not remember.

Another questioner: Our Shaykh, we sent you a small booklet titled "Abominations in the Markets."

The Shaykh: It arrived. By Allah, you are asking me by phone because I am usually in a place where I can flip through its pages and answer you.