Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 38111 — Sayings of Abu Idris

Ibn Shihab said: One day I sat in the gathering of Abu Idris al-Khawlani while he was narrating an account. He said: "Shall I not tell you about the man whose food was the purest of all people?" When the people looked at him, he said: "The food of Yahya bin Zakariyya (peace be upon him) was the purest of all people. He used to eat with the wild animals, because he disliked sharing in people's lives with them."