Abu Abdul Malik, the mawla of Umm Miskin, the daughter of ('Umar) ibn
'Asim ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, said, "My mistress sent me to Abu Hurayra
and he came with me. When he was at the door, he asked in Persian, 'Can
we come in?' 'Come in!' she replied.' Then she said, 'Abu Hurayra, if visitors
come to me after 'Isha', should I enter into conversation with them?' He
replied, 'Converse as long as you have not done the witr prayer. If you
have done the witr, there is no conversation after it.'"
A'yan al-Khwarizmi said, "We came to Anas ibn Malik while he was
sitting his foyer with anyone else with him. My companion greeted him and
said, 'May I come in?' Anas said, 'Come in. This is a place where no one
asks for permission.' He had food brought to us and we ate. Then a cup
of sweet nabidh was brought and we drank and were full."
