We were told by Hussain bin Muhammed ibn ‘Amer, from his paternal uncle, Abdullah bin ‘Amer, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Ibrahim al-Karkhi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: A narration that you comprehend is better than a thousand narrations which you narrate. An man from you will not be knowledgeable until he is aware of the various indications of our speech. Verily, the word from our speech does indeed turn to seventy indications, all which we may intend.