577 — Surayj ibn Yūnus related to me; al-Mubārak ibn Saʿīd related to us, on the authority of a man whose name he gave, on the authority of Bakr ibn Māʿiz, who said: Al-Rabīʿ ibn Khuthaym used to say, “O Bakr, keep your tongue in check except when your words will count in your favor, for I distrust people where my religion is concerned.”