أَخْبَرَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأُمَوِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ ، عَنْ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مِنْ آلِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ، قَالَ : قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا :" طَلَبْتُ الْعِلْمَ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُ فِي الْأَنْصَارِ، فَكُنْتُ آتِي الرَّجُلَ فَأَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ، فَيُقَالُ لِي : نَائِمٌ فَأَتَوَسَّدُ رِدَائِي، ثُمَّ أَضْطَجِعُ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ إِلَى الظُّهْرِ، فَيَقُولُ : مَتَى كُنْتَ هَا هُنَا يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ؟، فَأَقُولُ : مُنْذُ زَمَنٍ طَوِيلٍ، فَيَقُولُ : بِئْسَ مَا صَنَعْتَ، هَلَّا أَعْلَمْتَنِي؟، فَأَقُولُ : أَرَدْتُ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ إِلَيَّ وَقَدْ قَضَيْتَ حَاجَتَكَ "
Mukhlid bin Malik told us, Yahya bin Saeed the Umayyad told us, Al-Hajjaj told us, on the authority of Husayn bin Abdul Rahman from the family of Saad. Ibn Muadh, he said: Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with them both, said: “I sought knowledge, but I did not find it more abundant than among the Ansar, so I used to go to the man and ask.” On his behalf, it would be said to me: He is sleeping, so I would cover my cloak, then I would lie down until he came out at noon, and he would say: When were you here, O cousin of the Messenger of God? God? So I say: A long time ago. He says: What you have done is miserable. Will you inform me? So I say: I wanted you to come out to me and you have fulfilled your need.