A man was reviling Abu Bakr. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition in a similar manner. Abu Dawud said: Similarly, it has been transmitted by Safwan b. ‘Isa, from Ibn ‘Affan, as Sufyan said.
أَنَّ رَجُلاً كَانَ يَسُبُّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَسَاقَ نَحْوَهُ