(3) باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْحَدِيثِ، بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ
Muhammad bin ul-Muthannā narrated to us, he said I heard Abd ar-Rahman bin Mahdī saying:
'A man cannot be an Imām whose example is followed until he withholds from some of what he hears'. (AR)
Reference (AR): Sahih Muslim Introduction 12 (AR)
In-book reference (AR): Introduction, Narration 11 (AR)