Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37405 — The words of Salman

It is narrated from Tariq bin Shihab that he said: I had a brother older than me whose kunyah was Abu Azrah. He used to mention Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) very often. Hearing my brother mention Sayyiduna Salman so much, I longed to meet him. The narrator says: One day my brother said to me: Would you like to meet Abu Abdullah? He is staying at al-Qadisiyyah. The narrator says: Whenever Sayyiduna Salman returned from battle he would stay at al-Qadisiyyah, and whenever he returned from Hajj he would halt at al-Mada'in, intending to go on campaign. The narrator says: I said: Yes (I would like to). The narrator says: So we set off until we alighted at his house in al-Qadisiyyah. He was sitting with a piece of cloth in front of him, and he was sewing a basket or tanning a hide. The narrator says: We greeted him with peace and sat down. The narrator says: He said: O my nephew, hold to moderation, for it is more effective.