1582 - He said: Abu Abd Allah narrated to us, saying: 'Affan ibn Muslim narrated to us, saying: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from Abu Ja'far al-Khatmi, from his father, from his grandfather 'Umayr ibn Habib ibn Khumashah, that he said: "Verily, faith increases and decreases." It was said to him: "And what is its increase and decrease?" He said: "When we remember Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, and we fear Him, that is its increase; and when we are heedless, forget, and neglect, that is its decrease."

1583 - He said: Abu Abd Allah narrated to us, saying: 'Affan narrated to us, saying: I heard Hammad say: Regarding [the narration of] 'Umayr ibn Habib: It does not contain 'from his father.' He said: So I said to him: "Verily, he narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather." He said: "I think that it is: from his father, from his grandfather."