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darimi:502ʿAbdullāh b. Ṣāliḥ > al-Layth > Khālid b. Yazīd > Saʿīd b. Abū Hilāl > ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Qays > Mukhbir > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

[Machine] He (the speaker) came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I want to learn from your teachings, so I intended to seek assistance through writing with my hand and keeping it close to my heart. If you agree to that." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, "If you want, learn my teachings and seek assistance through your hand and keep it close to your heart."  

الدارمي:٥٠٢أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي خَالِدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُخْبِرٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَرْوِيَ مِنْ حَدِيثِكَ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَسْتَعِينَ بِكِتَابِ يَدِي مَعَ قَلْبِي إِنْ رَأَيْتَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنْ كَانَ قَالَهُ «عِ حَدِيثِي ثُمَّ اسْتَعِنْ بِيَدِكَ مَعَ قَلْبِكَ»