حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ صَاعِدٍ ، نَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُخَرِّمِيُّ ، نَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ ، نَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ نَحْوَهُ ، وَزَادَ فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ مَا يُعْرَفُ وَلا يُنْكَرُ ، وَلا أَقُولُ مَا يُنْكَرُ وَلا يُعْرَفُ ".
The same narration is transmitted with another chain, however, in it these additional words are present: "The reason for this is that I will say only that which is recognized and not that which is rejected. I will not say that which is rejected and not recognized."