[Ṣāliḥ:] Ba da daɗewa ba bayan mahaifina ya dawo daga Samarra, sai ya kira ni ya ce, “Ṣāliḥ, ina so ka daina karɓar wannan alawus. Kada ka ci gaba da karɓarta, kuma kada ka miƙa ta ga kowa. Saboda ni ne kawai kake samunta. Idan na mutu, za ka iya yin abin da ka ga ya fi dacewa.” 75.1

[Ṣāliḥ:] A short while after my father came back from Samarra, he summoned me and said, “Ṣālīh, I want you to give up that stipend. Stop accepting it and don’t transfer it to anyone else, either. It’s only because of me that you get it at all. When I’m gone you can do as you think best.” 75.1

Ban faɗi komai ba.

I said nothing.

"Me ya faru?" na ce. "Ba na son in gaya maka abu a fuskarka sannan in aikata wani abu a bayanka, don haka ba zan yi maka karya ko in fada maka abin da kake so ka ji ba. Babu wanda ke da 'yan iyali da yawa kamar ni, kuma babu wanda yake da hujja mafi kyau da zai karɓi wannan kuɗi. Duk lokacin da na zo ina korafi a gare ka, kana cewa, 'Ƙaddarata tana da alaƙa da tawa. Ina fatan Allah ya cire mini wannan nauyi!' Yanzu ga alama Ya amsa maka addu'arka." "Don haka ba za ka ƙi karɓar kuɗin ba?" "A'a." "Fita, Allah ya la'ance ka!" ya ce.