أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو قَطَنٍ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ ، عَنْ أَبِي خَلْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ ، قَالَ :" كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ الرِّوَايَةَ بِالْبَصْرَةِ عَنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمْ نَرْضَ حَتَّى رَكِبْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَسَمِعْنَاهَا مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ "

Amr bin Zurarah told us, Abu Qatn told us, Amr bin Al-Haytham, on the authority of Abu Khalda, on the authority of Abu Al-Aliyah, he said: “We used to hear The narration in Basra on the authority of the Companions of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. We were not satisfied until we rode to Medina and heard it from their mouths. "