Abu Anas bin Abi Amir (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I was with Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) when a man came in to him and said: "O Abu Muhammad, we do not know: does this Yemeni man have more knowledge of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than you people, or does he attribute to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) things that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say?" At this Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "By Allah, we have no doubt at all that he heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) what we did not hear, and came to know what we could not know. The reason is that we were wealthy people who had our own homes and families; we would come to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the two ends of the day (morning and evening) and then go back to our affairs. He, on the other hand, was a poor man who had neither wealth nor family; his hand was always with the blessed hand of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he stayed by his (peace and blessings be upon him) side wherever he (peace and blessings be upon him) went. So we have no doubt that he certainly came to know what we could not know and heard what we could not hear. And we have not found anyone who has even a little good in him attributing to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) something that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say." In this narration, the Yemeni means Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him).
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند طلحة بن عبيد الله / 636
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:رجاله ثقات
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: رجاله ثقات . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: قال حسين سليم أسد عن إسناد أبي يعلى: «رجاله ثقات». وقال الترمذي عن طريقه: «حديث حسن غريب». وقال ابن حجر: «إسناده حسن». وقال البوصيري: «سنده ضعيف».» «أخرجه الحاكم فى (المستدرك) برقم: 6172، والترمذي فى (جامعه) برقم: 3837، وأبو يعلى فى (مسنده) برقم: 636، 637، والبزار فى (مسنده) برقم: 932، بألفاظ متقاربة، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 631».»