52.3 The witness of an eavesdropper
٥٢۔٣ باب شَهَادَةِ الْمُخْتَبِي
[Machine] "And 'Amr bin Hurayth granted him permission," he said, "This is also how it is done with the lying sinner." Ash-Sha'bi, Ibn Sirin, 'Ata', and Qatadah stated that hearing is a form of testimony. And Al-Hasan said, "He (the Prophet Muhammad) did not witness anything from me, but I heard him say such and such."
وَأَجَازَهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، قَالَ وَكَذَلِكَ يُفْعَلُ بِالْكَاذِبِ الْفَاجِرِ. وَقَالَ الشَّعْبِيُّ وَابْنُ سِيرِينَ وَعَطَاءٌ وَقَتَادَةُ السَّمْعُ شَهَادَةٌ. وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ يَقُولُ لَمْ يُشْهِدُونِي عَلَى شَيْءٍ، وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا.