Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34638 — Reports on Basrah

Abu Uthman (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "A man came to Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: 'I intend to go to Basra.' He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'Do not go.' The man said: 'Indeed I have close relatives there.' He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'Do not go.' The man said: 'I have no choice but to go.' He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'Then settle only on its edges, and do not settle in the middle of it.'"