Abu Al-Aliyah said: We used to go to a man to take narration from him, so when he prayed, we would observe him; if he performed the prayer properly, we would sit down and say, "He will be good in matters other than prayer as well." And if he did not perform the prayer properly, we would get up from him and say, "He will be even worse in matters other than prayer." Abu Muammar said: These are his exact words.