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T is said that ʾUrwah-ibn-Udzînah presented himself before Hishâm-ibn-ʾAbd-el-Málik, complaining of poverty. Hishâm asked, "Was it not thou who saidst,

And hast thou now come from el-Hijâz to Syria to seek a livelihood?"

He made answer, "O Commander of the Faithful! thou hast been exhorted and informed." Then he went out, and mounted his dromedary, and returned to el-Hijâz.