(3) باب فِي كِتَابَةِ الْعِلْمِ
Narrated Al-Muttalib bin 'Abd Allah bin Hantab:
Al-Muttalib ibn Abdullah ibn Hantab said: Zayd ibn Thabit entered upon Mu'awiyah and asked him about a tradition. He ordered a man to write it. Zayd said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered us not to write any of his traditions. So he erased it. (FR)
Reference (FR): Sunan Abi Dawud 3647 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 26, Hadith 7 (FR)
English translation (FR): Book 25, Hadith 3640 (FR)