It is narrated from Imam al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Qarazah bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) and Zayd bin Suhan (may Allah have mercy on him) (and their companions) set out towards Kufah. Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), holding his sandals in his left hand, went ahead of them, going about three miles ahead until he reached (the quarter of) Banu Abd al-Ashhal. Then he said: "You are going to a city whose people make a sound like the humming of bees (because of their recitation of the Qur'an and their engagement in learning), so narrate little from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I am your partner in that."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Mutarrif except Amr bin Abi Qays, and Muhammad bin Sa'id bin Sabiq is alone in narrating it; and no one in this hadith said 'from al-Sha'bi, from Qarazah and Zayd bin Suhan' except Mutarrif."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 6089
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:الصحيح عن الشعبي عن قرظة
Hadith Takhrij«قال الدارقطني: والصحيح قول من قال عن الشعبي عن قرظة «العلل الواردة في الأحاديث النبوية، ج 2، ص 207»» «أخرجه الحاكم فى «المستدرك» برقم: 347، والدارمي فى «مسنده» برقم: 288، 287، وابن ماجه فى «سننه» برقم: 28، وعبد الرزاق فى «مصنفه» برقم: 20662، وابن أبي شيبة فى «مصنفه» برقم: 67، 33591، 34373، والطحاوي فى «شرح مشكل الآثار» (15/316)، (15/319)، (15/318) [دون رقم في الترقيم المختار]، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 1982، 2117»