عمرو بن عاصم

ʿAmr ibn ʿĀṣim related to us. He said: I heard Muḥammad ibn Yazīd say: I used to visit ʿĀmir ibn al-Furāt and write down from him. One day he said to me: “Have you studied Abū Ḥanīfa’s books?” I replied: “I seek reports. What would I do with Abū Ḥanīfa?” He said: “I do not think you will ever succeed. I sought transmitted traditions for nearly ninety years, yet did not properly understand cleansing after relieving oneself until I studied Abū Ḥanīfa’s books.”