أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ ، عَنْ بَحِيرٍ بن سعد ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ ، قَالَ :" النَّاسُ عَالِمٌ وَمُتَعَلِّمٌ، وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ هَمَجٌ لَا خَيْرَ فِيهِ "

Muhammad ibn Kathir informed us, on the authority of Al-Awza’i, on the authority of Buhair ibn Sa’d, on the authority of Khalid ibn Ma’dan, who said: “People are knowledgeable and learned, and there is something in between.” That is a savage with no good in it.”