WE RELATE FROM the book of Ibn as-Sunnī, a master upon whose greatness, reliable memory, religiosity and scrupulosity there is agreement, that Abū ‘Abdullāh Yūnus ibn ‘Ubayd ibn Dīnār al-Baṣrī, the famous Tābi‘, said: “No man who rides on a difficult animal says in its ear: ‘Do they seek anything other than the religion of Allah, when all in the heavens and on Earth have, willingly or unwillingly, bowed to His will, and to Him they shall be returned?’ [1].without it stopping, by permission of Allah.” [2].
A-faghayra dīni-llāhi yabghūna wa lahū aslama man fi-s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍi ṭaw‘an wa karhan wa ilayhi yurja‘ūn.
References
[1] Qur’ān 3:83.
[2] Ibn as-Sunnī (511) and al-Futūḥāt (5/152). According to Ibn Ḥajar, this narration is cut off (maqṭū‘). The narration from Ibn ad-Dīnār is unknown.