The Adab of Giving Precedence
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Abu Hafsw ‘Umar ibn Ahmad ibn Shahin ( r.a. ) said, “ibn al-Mubarak was with Hammad ibn Zayd and greeted him. The people of ahadits went to Hammad to ask ibn al-Mubarak to give them ahadits . ibn al-Mubarak said, ‘Glory be to Allah! Shall I give ahadits while you are present?’ He said, ‘I beg you to do it,’ or words to that effect. He said, ‘Abu Isma’il Hammad ibn Zayd related to us,’ and did not give any ahadits except from him.”