It is narrated from Sayyiduna Yazid bin Jariyah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not remember a man's name, he would say to him: "O son of Abdullah (the servant of Allah)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains Ayyub al-Anmati, or, according to the narrator's doubt, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, and I do not know him. The rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأدب / 12895
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