The second view holds that merely quoting an opinion does not make it his own, for he only transmitted it, and transmission alone does not imply agreement.

There is a separate report and discussion about wearing the girdle, but this is not the place to pursue it.

For the same reason his words about the Persian bow are hesitant. Al-Athram relates:

“I asked Abū ʿAbd Allāh about the Persian bow. He replied, ‘People’s bows were only the Arab ones.’ He then added, ‘Some people adduce as evidence a report from ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with him: “quivers and leather.”’

“I said, ‘Is that the ḥadīth of Abū ʿAmr ibn Ḥamās?’ He answered, ‘Yes.’

“Abū ʿAbd Allāh says, ‘A quiver (jaʿabah) is used only with the Persian bow, whereas arrows are carried in a qarn.’

“I further asked Abū ʿAbd Allāh: In Mujāhid’s commentary on the verse, ‘Our hearts are in coverings’ (Fussilat 41:5), he says: ‘like a quiver for arrows.’ He replied, ‘If he calls the container for arrows a jaʿabah, then the argument of the one who cited that report carries no weight.’ He then concluded, ‘This should be referred to the specialists in the Arabic language.’”