Imam Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said: A trustworthy narrator informed me that Hasan used to mention Hittan al-Ruqashi as an intermediary between himself and ‘Ubadah, may Allah be pleased with him. Now, I do not know whether ‘Abd al-Wahhab, may Allah have mercy on him, mentioned this intermediary between the two of them. I checked my original book, but it was not present in it. Or perhaps, since I wrote this book, its original has been missing from me.
Hadith Referenceمسند الإمام الشافعي / كتاب الحدود / 1570