1950 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; Abu Maʿmar related to me; Mubarak ibn Saʿid narrated to us, from his father Saʿid ibn Masruq, who said:
Someone asked Abu Waʾil, “Are you older, or is al-Rabiʿ ibn Khuthaym?”
He replied, “I am older than he is in years, but he surpasses me in understanding.”