It is narrated from Humayd that Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and a man asked: "Did you hear this yourself from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" At this he became extremely angry and said: "By Allah! Not everything we narrate to you did we hear ourselves from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); rather, some of us used to narrate (hadiths) to others, and we did not accuse one another (of lying)." Now the mention of the group of Companions whose virtues have reached us and whose mention came after the Companions mentioned earlier, along with knowledge of the times of their birth and death; among them is Hamal bin Malik bin al-Nabighah al-Hudhali.