258 — Khalaf ibn Amr al-Ukbarī informed us, saying: Al-Humaydī narrated to us, saying: Yahyā ibn Sulaym narrated to us, saying: Abū Hayyān narrated to us, saying: I heard al-Hasan say: “Faith consists of profession, and no profession is of benefit unless accompanied by deeds; neither profession nor deeds are of benefit unless accompanied by intention; and profession, deeds, and intention are of no benefit unless they accord with the sunnah.”