257—Al-Hasan ibn Uthman informed us. He said: Ahmad ibn al-Husayn informed us. He said: Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath narrated to us. He said: Abu Tawbah narrated to us. He said: Salamah—that is, Ibn Kulthum—narrated to us, from al-Awza'i, who said: “Whoever conceals his religious innovation from us, his companionship need not be shunned.”