[353.] Nawadir, S. 8 (RTP, XVII, S. 149).
Vgl. folgende persische Erzählung bei Kuka, S. 210:
A man who was given to jesting, and who would not give up his habits even when he became old, was one day admonished by his neighbours and acquaintances, who said to him: »You had better turn your thoughts towards prayers and repentance; now is not the time for you to joke and jest. Devote your leisure hours to hearing the Hadees read.« He replied: »Rest assured, gentlemen, I have not neglected the traditions. I have heard many.« »Well, narrate to us one of them,« said they. He rejoined: »I have heard from Náfa’a, son of Yareed, that our Prophet used to say that there are two qualifications which every one ought to acquire if he wants to obtain happiness both in this world and in the next.«
Here our wag paused for a very long time.
»Aye, but tell us what are those two qualifications?« asked the men. »Oh, the narrator, my friend Náfa’a, had forgotten one of them,« replied the wag, »and I have forgotten the other!«
[354.] Nawadir, S. 9 (RTP, XVII, S. 152).
[355.] Nawadir, S. 9 (RTP, XVII, S. 151).
[356.] Nawadir, S. 9 (RTP, XVII, S. 153); siehe oben Nr. 11.
[357.] Nawadir, S. 11 (RTP, XVII, S. 485).
[358.] Nawadir, S. 12 (RTP, XVIII, S. 138).