Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 230, 231
Chapter - Section 2
Arabic hadith text
وَعَن ابْن مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «نَضَّرَ اللَّهُ امْرَأً سَمِعَ مِنَّا شَيْئًا فَبَلَّغَهُ كَمَا سَمِعَهُ فَرُبَّ مُبَلَّغٍ أَوْعَى لَهُ مِنْ سَامِعٍ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ
وَرَوَاهُ الدَّارمِيّ عَن أبي الدَّرْدَاء
Translation
Ibn Mas'ud said that he heard God’s messenger saying, “Godbrighten a man who hears something from us and conveys it to othersas he heard it, for many a one to whom it is brought retains it betterthan the one who heard it.” Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it,and Darimi transmitted it from Abu Darda'.