He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say something to the same effect.
حدثنا محمد بن المتوكل العسقلاني حدثنا عبد الرزاق أخبرنا معمر عن الزهري حدثني أبو سلمة أن الرداد الليثي أخبره
أنه سمع رسول الله ﷺ بمعناه
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[Its chain is sahih]Ahmad narrated it: 1/194, from Abdul-Razzaq through him, and it is in Musannaf, no. 20234, and Ibn Hibban graded it sahih, no. 2033, and the hadith has corroborating narrations.