1745 — Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Basir narrated to us. He said: Umar ibn Ahmad narrated to us. He said: Hanbal narrated to us. He said: Al-Humaydi narrated to us. He said: I heard Sufyan ibn Uyaynah say:

“Faith is speech; it increases and decreases.”

His brother, Ibrahim ibn Uyaynah, said to him, “Do not say, ‘It increases.’” He became angry and said, “Be silent, boy! Rather, it decreases until nothing remains of it.”