The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Musa in a similar way through a different chain of narrators. This version has: Umar said to Abu Musa: I do not blame you, but the matter of transmitting a tradition from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is serious.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
It is better that the hadiths presented in fatwas, sermons, and writings are authentic and referenced, and, by the grace of Allah Ta'ala, the scholars of hadith (ashab al-hadith) have always fulfilled this duty in every era.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5183