I said to al-Hasan bin "Ali: What do you remember from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He said: I remember from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that I took a date from the zakah dates and put it in my mouth. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took it out, with the saliva on it, and put it with the other dates. It was said: O Messenger of Allah, what is wrong with letting this boy have this date? He said: "We are the family of Muhammad; charity is not permissible for us.” He said: And he used to say: "Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt, for honesty leads to tranquility but dishonesty leads to doubt." And he used to teach us this supplication: "O Allah, guide me along with those whom You have guided, pardon me along with those whom You have pardoned, protect me along with those whom You have protected, and bless for me that which You have bestowed. Protect me from the evil You have decreed, for verily, You decree and none can decree over You. For surety, he whom You protect is never abased. "Shu"bah said: And I think he said this too: "Blessed are you, our Lord, and exalted.”