245—Ubayd Allah ibn Muhammad informed us. He said: Isma'il ibn Muhammad narrated to us. He said: Yahya ibn Ja'far narrated to us. [Alternate chain:]

246—And al-Hasan ibn Uthman informed us. He said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyad informed us. He said: Yahya ibn Abi Talib narrated to us. He said: Ahmad ibn Ismah ibn Sulayman al-Kharraz narrated to us. He said: Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ansari narrated to us, ⦗152⦘ from Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani, who said: Abu Qilabah said to me: “O Ayyub, retain four matters from me: never speak about the Quran on the basis of your own opinion; beware of the Qadari doctrine; when Muhammad’s Companions are mentioned, hold your tongue; and do not give the people of deviant desires a hearing.” The wording is that of Ibn Ziyad.