[Machine] "We heard him say, 'No one was more knowledgeable about the hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than me, except for Abdullah bin Amr. For he used to write with his own hand and memorize with his heart, while I would memorize with my heart and not write with my hand. And he sought permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to narrate from him, and he granted him permission.'"
سَمِعْنَاهُ يَقُولُ مَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ أَعْلَمَ بِحَدِيثِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنِّي إِلَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَكْتُبُ بِيَدِهِ وَيَعِيهِ بِقَلْبِهِ وَكُنْتُ أَعِيهِ بِقَلْبِي وَلَا أَكْتُبُ بِيَدِي وَاسْتَأْذَنَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْكِتَابِ عَنْهُ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ