Malik said, "I heard that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad used to say, 'I have seen the people, (i.e. the companions), and they were not impressed by speech.' " Malik said, "He meant that only action and deeds would be looked at, not words."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 56, Hadith 25 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 56, Hadith 25 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 56, Hadith 1838 |