100—Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Muhammad informed us; Sa‘id ibn Muhammad al-Hannat narrated to us; Ishaq ibn Abi Isra’il narrated to us; Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us; from Hilal al-Wazzan, who said: “Our venerable elder, Abdullah ibn Ukaym—who had lived through the pre-Islamic era—narrated to us. Al-Hajjaj sent for him, summoning him. When he came to him, he asked, ‘What did Umar used to say?’ He replied: ‘Umar used to say: “Indeed, the truest speech is the speech of Allah. Indeed, the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad. The worst matters are those newly introduced, and every innovation is misguidance. Indeed, people remain upon goodness so long as they take knowledge from their elders and the young do not take precedence over the old. But when the young take precedence over the old, then indeed—”’