The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Qatadah through a different chain of narrators. This version has "nine years". Abu Dawud said:
The other narrators mentioned "nine years" from Hisham except Mu'adh.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4287 In-book : Book 38, Hadith 9 English translation : Book 37, Hadith 4274
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