Manners in Society

Confirming the truth of statements at their source Abu al-Aliyah, one of the generation which succeeded that of the Prophet’s companions, tells of how, when in Basrah (Iraq’s capital at that time) they used to hear statements which were attributed to the Companions, but that in order to be certain of their authenticity, they would travel to Madinah to hear them from the Companions themselves. (AL-KHATIB AL-BAGHDADI)