Hadith #559
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ دَخَلَ زَيْدُ ب
ْنُ ثَابِتٍ عَلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ فَحَدَّثَهُ حَدِيثًا فَأَمَرَ إِنْسَانًا أَنْ يَكْتُبَ فَقَالَ زَيْدٌ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى أَنْ نَكْتُبَ شَيْئًا مِنْ حَدِيثِهِ فَمَحَاهُ
Isnad Chain
أبو أحمد
كثير بن زيد
عبد المطلب بن عبد الله
English Translation
It was narrated from Zaid ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) that he visited Mu'awiyah and mentioned a hadith. Mu'awiyah ordered someone to write it down, but Zaid said: "The Messenger of Allah دلوالله forbade us from writing anything of his hadith." So it was erased.
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 39, Hadith 559
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 20597
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-56987