Qatadah narrates: When Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, Muwarriq al-Ijli said: "Today half of knowledge has departed." It was said to him: "O Abu al-Mughirah! How is that?" He said: "Previously, when a person of heretical views disagreed with us about a hadith, we would say to him: 'Come, let us go to the one who heard this hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).'"
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15801
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير “ (719)»