25/121. Chapter:
THE WORD (زعموا) (ZE' AMU) IS NOT GOOD
Mishkat al-Masabih : 4777
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 4777
وَعَن أبي مسعودٍ الأنصاريِّ قَالَ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ لِأَبِي مَسْعُودٍ: مَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ فِي (زَعَمُوا) قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «بِئْسَ مَطِيَّةُ الرَّجُلِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ: إِنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حُذَيْفَة
Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud Ansari رضي الله عنه asked Abu Abdullah رضي الله عنه, or Abu Abdullah رضي الله عنه asked Abu Mas'ud رضي الله عنه, "Have you heard Allai's Messenger ﷺ say anything about he word (زعموا) (za'amu)?" He said, "I did hear him say, "It is a bad riding beast for a man." [3] Abu Dawood said that Abu Abdullah was Hudhayfah رضي الله عنه (and Za'amu generally means they presumed.)
[3] Abu Dawud # 4972, Baghawi # 3392, Musnad Ahmad 4-119.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 4777In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 150
