أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مِهْرَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، قَالَ: "ذَهَبَ عُمَرُ بِثُلُثَيْ الْعِلْمِ"، فَذَكَرْتُ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ، فَقَالَ: "ذَهَبَ عُمَرُ بِتِسْعَةِ أَعْشَارِ الْعِلْمِ".
Amr bin Maymun (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) took two-thirds of knowledge. Amr said this was mentioned to Ibrahim Nakha'i, so he said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) took nine out of ten parts of knowledge.