Hadith #3324

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Makhlad ibn Malik narrated to us, Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Umawi narrated to us, al-Hajjaj narrated to us, from Husayn ibn 'Abd al-Rahman from the family of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, who said: Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) said: "I sought knowledge and found most of it with the Ansar. I would come to a man and be told he was asleep, so I would fold my garment as a pillow and lie down until he came out at Dhuhr. He would say: 'When did you get here, cousin of the Messenger of Allah?' I would say: 'A long time ago.' He would say: 'How badly you did — why did you not tell me?' I would say..."