أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، أَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، قَالَ :" كَانَ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ رَجَاءٍ يَجْمَعُ صِبْيَانَ الْكُتَّابِ يُحَدِّثُهُمْ يَتَحَفَّظُ بِذَاكَ "

Muhammad ibn Sa`id informed us, Muhammad ibn Fudayl informed us, on the authority of Al-A’mash, he said: “Ismail ibn Raja’ used to collect young writers. He speaks to them and is careful about that.”