Sahih Muslim Hadith 76

English

[76] Mahmüd bin Ghailân narrated to me, he said: "I said to Abü Dâwüd At-Tayâlisi: 'You have narrated a great deal from 'Abbâd bin Mansür. How come you did not hear from him the HadIti of Al-'Attârah which was narrated to us by An-Naçlr bin humail?' He said to me: 'Be quiet! 'Abdur-Rahmân bin MahdI and I met Ziyâd bin Maimün and we asked him. We said to him: "What are these AizâdIth that you narrate from Anas?" He said: "What do you think of a man who commits a sin then repents; doesn't Allah accept his repentance?" We said: "Yes." He said: "I did not hear either a little or a lot from Anas (meaning, nothing at all). If the people do not know, then you now know that I did not meet Anas." Abü Dâwüd said: "After that, I heard that he was narrating and 'Abdur-Rahmân and I went to him and he said: 'I repent? Then after that he was narrating again, so we ignored him."