أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ، قَالَ: "كَانَ قَتَادَةُ يَكْرَهُ الْكِتَابَةَ، فَإِذَا سَمِعَ وَقْعَ الْكِتَابِ، أَنْكَرَهُ وَالْتَمَسَهُ بِيَدِهِ". .
Imam Awza'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Qatadah disliked writing down hadith, and when he found out that it had been written, he disliked it and would erase it with his own hand.