It is related that a woman once brought a boy of hers to Imam al-Shāfi‘ī and asked him to teach him archery, to which he assented, "He must," she said, "be strong in both firsts, quick at both points, and free from both faults." She turned on her heels, and the Imam al-Shāfi‘ī quickly rose to pay her respect and asked her to which family she belonged. She told him she was descended from Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqās. "You speak the truth," he said. "This is indeed his teaching."