Sahih Muslim Book - 0, Hadith - 21

و حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أَيُّوبَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْغَيْلَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ يَعْنِي الْعَقَدِيَّ حَدَّثَنَا رَبَاحٌ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ جَاءَ بُشَيْرٌ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الْعَدَوِيُّ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُ وَيَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَعَلَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لَا يَأْذَنُ لِحَدِيثِهِ وَلَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مَالِي لَا أَرَاكَ تَسْمَعُ لِحَدِيثِي؟ أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَا تَسْمَعُ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مَرَّةً إِذَا سَمِعْنَا رَجُلًا يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ابْتَدَرَتْهُ أَبْصَارُنَا وَأَصْغَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ بِآذَانِنَا فَلَمَّا رَكِبَ النَّاسُ الصَّعْبَةَ [الصَّعْبَ] وَالذَّلُولَ لَمْ نَأْخُذْ مِنْ النَّاسِ إِلَّا مَا نَعْرِفُ

It is narrated that Mujahid said, "Bushair bin Kab Al-Adawi came to Ibn Abbas and started narrating to him saying, 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ...' 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ...' Ibn Abbas did not approve of his reports and did not even look at him. He said, 'O Ibn Abbas, why is it that I do not see you listening to what I am telling? I am narrating to you from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and you are not paying attention.' Ibn Abbas said, 'At one time, if we heard a man say that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said ..., we would all turn to look at him and listen. But when the people started to ride high and low (to narrate a great deal), we did not accept from the people anything but that which we are familiar with.' "