Takhrij Hadith 2123: "Abu Mas‘ud asked Abu ‘Abdullah,…"

Abu Mas‘ud asked Abu ‘Abdullah, or Abu ‘Abdullah asked Abu Mas‘ud: “What have you heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say about the expression za‘amu (they claim)? He replied: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: ‘How wretched a means of conveyance it is for a man to say: “They claim.”’”