حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، قَالَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ لأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ لأَبِي مَسْعُودٍ مَا سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ فِي زَعَمُوا " . قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " بِئْسَ مَطِيَّةُ الرَّجُلِ زَعَمُوا " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ هَذَا حُذَيْفَةُ ."
Abu Mas'ud asked Abu "Abu Allah, or Abu Abd Allah asked Abu Mas'ud; what did you hear the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say about za'ama (they alleged, asserted, or it is said). He replied :
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: it is a bad riding-beast for a man (to say) za'ama (they asserted).
Abu DAwud said : This Abu "Abd Allah is Hudhaifah.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4972 In-book : Book 43, Hadith 200 English translation : Book 42, Hadith 4954
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