WE RELATE IN the two books of Abū Dāwūd and at-Tirmidhī that Ibn Mas‘ūd
said that the Messenger of Allah
said: “Let none of my Companions report to me anything about anyone, because I want to come out to you with my heart at ease.” [1].
References
[1] Abū Dāwūd (4860) and at-Tirmidhī (3893), who states that this hadith is gharīb from this chain of narrators.