Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Book 55, Hadith 1304
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ قَالَ: كَانُوا يُحِبُّونَ إِذَا حَدَّثَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ لاَ يُقْبِلَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الْوَاحِدِ، وَلَكِنْ لِيَعُمَّهُمْ.
Translation
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Muhammad ibn Salam related to us: Hushaim informed us, from Isma‘il ibn Salim, from Habib ibn Abi Thabit, who said: ‘When a man spoke, they preferred that he not turn toward one particular man, but address everyone.’