837 - Muhammad ibn 'Ali informed me, saying: Muhanna related to us, and he handed it to 'Abd Allah ibn Ahmad, and I heard Muhanna say: I asked Ahmad about Malik al-Ashtar: 'Is hadith narrated from him?' He replied: 'No.' And I asked him about 'Abd Allah ibn al-Kawwa', and he said: 'A Kufan.' I said: 'Is hadith narrated from him?' He replied: 'No.'
٨٣٧ - وَأَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: ثَنَا مُهَنَّى وَدَفَعَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ سَمِعَ مُهَنَّى، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مَالِكٍ الْأَشْتَرِ، يُرْوَى عَنْهُ الْحَدِيثَ؟ قَالَ: لَا، وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْكَوَّاءِ؟ قَالَ: كُوفِيُّ , قُلْتُ: يُرْوَى عَنْهُ الْحَدِيثُ؟ قَالَ: لَا "
