أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا
أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، حَدَّثَنَا
صَفْوَانُ، حَدَّثَنِي
سُلَيْمُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ
أَبُو أُمَامَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ إِذَا قَعَدْنَا إِلَيْهِ يَجِيئُنَا مِنْ الْحَدِيثِ بِأَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ، وَيَقُولُ:
"لَنَا اسْمَعُوا وَاعْقِلُوا، وَبَلِّغُوا عَنَّا مَا تَسْمَعُونَ"، قَالَ سُلَيْمٌ: "بِمَنْزِلَةِ الَّذِي يُشْهِدُ عَلَى مَا عَلِمَ".
Saleem bin Aamir narrated that when we used to sit with Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him), he would narrate to us about a very important matter and would say: Listen and understand! And whatever you hear from us, convey it to others. Saleem said: As if he was making us witnesses over the knowledge he had acquired.