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 "

Abu Al-Mughirah told us, Safwan told us, Sulaym bin Amir told me, he said: Abu Umamah, may God be pleased with him, was when we sat with him He brings us a great matter from the hadith, and says: “Listen to us and understand, and report on our behalf what you hear.” Sulaym said: “In the position of one who bears witness to He didn't know"