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tabarani:5514 – Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī > Abū Kurayb > Yaḥyá b. Yaʿlá b. al-Ḥārith al-Muḥāribī from his father > Ghaylān b. Jāmiʿ > Abū Isḥāq > Muṣʿab b. Saʿd

[Machine] Uthman said, "Who among the people is the most eloquent?" They said, "Sa'id bin Al-'As."  

الطبراني:٥٥١٤ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ غَيْلَانَ بْنِ جَامِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ قَالَ

عُثْمَانُ «أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْصَحُ» قَالُوا «سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْعَاصِ»  

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tabarani:4744 – Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī > Abū Kurayb > Yaḥyá b. Yaʿlá from his father > Ghaylān b. Jāmiʿ > Abū Isḥāq > Muṣʿab b. Saʿd

[Machine] Uthman asked, "Who among the people should I write?" They said, "Zaid ibn Thabit."  

الطبراني:٤٧٤٤ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ غَيْلَانِ بْنِ جَامِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ قَالَ

عُثْمَانُ أَيَّ النَّاسِ أَكْتُبُ؟ فَقَالُوا زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ