Two oxen passed Abu Darda. Both were carrying a load. One stayed standing; the other sat down. On seeing this, Abu Darda said. “There is a lesson to be learnt from this.” Aun Ibn Abdullah Ibn Utbah once asked Abu Darda’s wife what Abu Darda’s best action was: “Meditation and reflection.” She replied. Mohammad Ibn Wasi says that after the death of Abu Zarr, a man came from Basra to meet Abu Zarr’s wife to ask her of the manner of her late husband’s worship. “He used to sit by himself all day,” she answered, “pondering and meditating.