Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5752
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُسَامَةَ، يَقُولُ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَجُلاً أَطْلَبَ لِلْعِلْمِ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ الشَّامَاتِ وَمِصْرَ وَالْيَمَنَ وَالْحِجَازَ .
Translation
ʿUbaydullah ibn Saʿid reported to us: I heard Abu Usamah say: ‘I have never seen anyone more avid in seeking knowledge than ʿAbdullah ibn al-Mubarak, across Syria, Egypt, Yemen, and the Hijaz.’
Translation notes
The source lists the regions without a verb; “across” preserves the geographic list without adding a specific travel claim.