Al-Sunnah by Abu Bakr ibn al-Khallal

Volume 2 · Page 299

Translation · EN

And Muhammad ibn 'Ali informed me that Muhanna narrated to them, saying: I asked Ahmad about Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, and he said: "He was a Companion." I said: "Where is he from?" He replied: "He was a Meccan who resided in al-Sham (Syria)."

Arabic (Source)

٦٥٣ - وَأَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّ مُهَنَّا حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، فَقَالَ: «لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ» . قُلْتُ: مِنْ أَيْنَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ: «مَكِّيُّ قَطَنَ الشَّامَ»