127 — Al-Firyābī narrated to us, saying: Al-Abbās ibn al-Walīd ibn Mazyad narrated to us, saying: My father informed me, saying: I heard al-Awzā‘ī say, “Hold fast to the traditions of those who came before, even if people reject you; and beware of men’s opinions, even if they embellish them for you with eloquent words.”