Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Amir that a man used to sit with Hazrat Masruq. The narrator recognized him by appearance but was not familiar with his name. The narrator says, then he went out accompanying him. The narrator says, he was the last among those who bade you farewell. So he said, you are the greatest and their leader among all the reciters. And their adornment is in your adornment, and their ugliness is in your ugliness. Therefore, do not speak about poverty and long life concerning yourself.