The Best Companion

53 - ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us, he said: Salama ibn Shabīb narrated to me, he said: Sahl ibn ʿĀṣim narrated to us, he said: It was said to a man in Tarsus: "Is there no one here with whom you find comfort?" He said: "Yes." I said: "Who?" So he extended his hand toward the Mus-haf, placed it in his lap, and said: "This." (1)