Sahih Muslim — Hadith #7584

(Abu Ayyub Sulayman ibn Ubaydillah al-Ghaylani narrated to me:) Abu Amir, that is, al-Aqadi, narrated to us:) Rabah narrated to us from Qays ibn Sa'd, who narrated from Mujahid. Mujahid said: Busheyr al-Adawi came to Ibn Abbas and began narrating hadith, saying: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said..." Ibn Abbas did not listen to his narration; he did not look at him. Thereupon Busheyr said: "Ibn Abbas! Why do I not see you paying attention to my hadith?" "I am reciting to you a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), yet you are not listening?" he said. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "There was a time when, when we heard someone say, 'The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said...', our eyes would immediately turn to him and our ears would be attentive to him. But when people began to paint themselves with all sorts of colors, we no longer accept anything from them except what we recognize."