2375 – ʿAbd Allah ibn Ahmad related to us; al-Husayn ibn Ismaʿil related to us and said: Muhammad ibn Khalaf narrated to us and said: Ishaq ibn Mansur narrated to us and said: Qays ibn al-Rabiʿ narrated from Waʾil ibn Dawud, from Ḥ—.

2376 – I, ʿAbd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad, also heard from ʿUthman ibn Ahmad, who said: Hanbal ibn Ishaq narrated to us and said: Muhammad ibn al-Salt narrated to us and said: Qays ibn al-Rabiʿ narrated from Waʾil, from al-Bahi, who said:

“An argument broke out between ʿUbayd Allah ibn ʿUmar and al-Miqdad, and ʿUbayd Allah abused al-Miqdad. ʿUmar said, ‘Bring me the blacksmith so that I may cut out his tongue; after him no one will dare to revile any of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.’” (The wording is that of Hanbal’s report.)