أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ حَازِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي جَرِيرُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ تُبَيْعًا يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ كَعْبٍ ، قَالَ :" إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ نَعْتَ قَوْمٍ يَتَعَلَّمُونَ لِغَيْرِ الْعَمَلِ، وَيَتَفَقَّهُونَ لِغَيْرِ الْعِبَادَةِ، وَيَطْلُبُونَ الدُّنْيَا بِعَمَلِ الْآخِرَةِ، وَيَلْبَسُونَ جُلُودَ الضَّأْنِ، وَقُلُوبُهُمْ أَمَرُّ مِنْ الصَّبْرِ، فَبِي يَغْتَرُّونَ، أَوْ إِيَّايَ يُخَادِعُونَ؟ فَحَلَفْتُ بِي لَأُتِيحَنَّ لَهُمْ فِتْنَةً تَتْرُكُ الْحَلِيمَ فِيهَا حَيْرَانَ "

Abu Al-Numan told us, Hammad bin Zaid told us, on the authority of Yazid bin Hazim, my uncle Jarir bin Zaid told me, that he heard Tabi’i talking about Ka`b, he said: “I find the characteristics of a people who learn for other than work, gain understanding for other than worship, and seek this world by doing the hereafter. And they wear sheep skins, and their hearts are more bitter than patience. So are they deceived by me, or are they deceiving me, so did you swear by me that I would allow them to be tempted? The one who is wise will be perplexed therein.”