590 - 'Imran ibn Bakkar al-Kila'i al-Himsi informed us, saying: al-'Abbas ibn Talib related to us, saying: Hammad ibn Zayd related to us, saying: Ayyub said: "I entered Medina while the people were numerous—al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, Sulayman, and others—and I did not see anyone differing regarding the precedence of Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman."
