1176 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; Abu Bakr likewise narrated to us; Abu al-Aḥwaṣ related to us, from Abu Ghaylan, who said: Mutarrif ibn al-Shikhkhir used to say, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the fitnah (trial) of those in power and from the evil that their pens may set in motion.”