حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، قَالَ : كَانَ سُفْيَانُ أَحْفَظَ مِنِّي .
Shubah said: The memory of Sufyan was stronger than mine.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
That is, the first narration which is reported from Hazrat Suwayd bin Qays (radi Allahu anhu) is the preferred one.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3339