أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، قَالَ: "لَقَدْ أَقَمْتُ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ ثَلَاثًا مَا لِي حَاجَةٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ فَرَغْتُ مِنْهَا، إِلَّا أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانُوا يَتَوَقَّعُونَهُ، كَانَ يَرْوِي حَدِيثًا، فَأَقَمْتُ حَتَّى قَدِمَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ".
Abu Qilabah said: I stayed in Madinah (Tayyibah) for three days and fulfilled all my needs, except for waiting for one man whose arrival people were expecting, who used to narrate hadith. I remained in Madinah until he arrived, and I asked him about issues.