[Machine] Job said: "I have found that the most knowledgeable among people regarding divine decree are the most frightened of it and the most divided by it." Then he said: "And I have not found anyone who is more knowledgeable about divine decree than Abu Qilaba. I do not know what to make of Muhammed ibn Sireen, as he used to escape to Syria once and then to Yemen another time whenever divine decree was mentioned. And when he arrived in Basra, he would remain inconspicuous until he left."  

قَالَ أَيُّوبُ وَجَدْتُ أَعْلَمَ النَّاسِ بِالْقَضَاءِ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ فِرَارًا وَأَشَدَّهُمْ مِنْهُ فَرَقًا ثُمَّ قَالَ وَمَا أَدْرَكْتُ أَحَدًا كَانَ أَعْلَمَ بِالْقَضَاءِ مِنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ لَا أَدْرِي مَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ فَكَانَ يُرَادُ عَلَى الْقَضَاءِ فَيَفِرُّ إِلَى الشَّامِ مَرَّةً وَيَفِرُّ إِلَى الْيَمَامَةِ مَرَّةً وَكَانَ إِذَا قَدِمَ إِلَى الْبَصْرَةِ كَانَ كَالْمُسْتَخْفِي حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ