It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Wa'il that he said: The example of the reciters (Qurra) of our time is like that of adulterated dirhams, or like those goats that eat chickpeas and then their bellies swell. So if any of those goats is slaughtered, there is no marrow in it.

It is narrated about Hazrat Shaqiq that when he performed ablution, he would say to Satan, "Bring all your needs now."

It is narrated from Hazrat A'mash that he says: Ibrahim said to me, "Adhere to Hazrat Shaqiq, because I found the companions of Hazrat Abdullah to be many, but they considered him better than themselves."