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99 – Ishaq narrated to us; he said: I heard Sufyan relate that Mutarrif ibn ‘Abd Allah overheard a man saying to another, “ … ,” whereupon he said, “Leave that alone—whenever you mention Allah, first consider to what you are directing that mention.”
٩٩ - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ يَقُولُ: سَمِعَ مُطَرِّفُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَجُلًا يَقُولُ لِآخَرَ:. . .، فَقَالَ: «دَعْكَ إِذَا ذَكَرْتَ اللَّهَ، فَانْظُرْ مَاذَا تَصْرِفُ إِلَيْهِ»