His saying: "Neither old, nor young, but middle between that." Al-Hasan said: The "farid" (old) is the aged one; the "bikr" (young) is the small one; and the "awan" (middle) is between that.

Muhammad said: It is said of the "farid" that she has "farudat" (reached an advanced age), she reaches "tarfudu" (is aging), an act of "furudan" (being aged).