Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ishaq al-Dinuri narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Muhammad b. Ziyad al-Nishapuri informed me. He said: Ahmad b. Mansur al-Maruzi narrated to us. He said: Al-Nadr b. Shumayl narrated to us. He said: `Awf b. Abi Jamila narrated to us from `Abdullah b. `Amr b. Hind al-Jamli. He said:

`Ali said: Whenever I would ask the Messenger of Allah (s), he would answer me; and whenever I was silent, he would begin speaking to me.