I heard Uthman bin Affan while he was on the pulpit and the muezzin was calling the iqamah for prayer, asking the people for news and inquiring about their affairs and the prices in the market.
حدثنا هشيم بن بشير إملاء قال أنبأنا محمد بن قيس الأسدي
سمعت عثمان بن عفان رضي الله عنه وهو على المنبر والمؤذن يقيم الصلاة وهو يستخبر الناس يسألهم عن أخبارهم وأسعارهم
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Its chain of transmission is sahih. Muhammad bin Qays Asadi Walibi is trustworthy, one of the pious.