Hadith 8: Sayyid Abū ʾl-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Ḥasani – may Allah have mercy on him – informed us: Abū ʾl-Aḥraz Muḥammad ibn Jamīl al-Azdī narrated to us: Abū Bakr ibn Abī ʾl-ʿAwwām narrated to us: Saʿīd ibn ʿĀmir narrated to us: Shubayl ibn ʿAzra narrated to us on the authority of Murra, on the authority of Anas ibn Mālik, who said: The Messenger of Allah – may Allah bless him and grant him peace – said: “The example of a righteous companion is that of a perfume vendor. If you don’t receive any of his perfume, you are still struck by his fragrance. The example of an evil companion is that of a blacksmith. If he does not burn your clothes, you are still struck by his [foul] odor.”