Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us; he said: ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us; he said: Shuʿbah narrated from Ibn Ishaq, from Musʿab ibn Saʿd, who said, “I was among the Prophet’s Companions when ʿUthman cut up the codices.” He added, “The matter met with approval”—or he said, “None of them criticised it.”

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna also narrated to us; he said: ʿAbd al-Rahman narrated to us; he said: Anas related to me, from ʿUthman, something similar.