Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37877 — Mutarrif bin al-Shikhkhir

Al-Mu'alla bin Ziyad reports that Muwarriq al-Ijli said: "There is a thing I have been seeking for ten years, but I have not managed to attain it, and I will not abandon seeking it." Al-Mu'alla asked: "O Abu al-Mu'tamir, what is it?" Muwarriq said: "Silence from useless speech."