Sunan Abi Dawud 3339
سنن أبي داود#3339Sahihحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ سُفْيَانُ أَحْفَظَ مِنِّي .
Shu'bah said:The memory of Sufyan was stronger than mine
Scholarly Authentication
The label above is the grade most of these scholars gave — one dissenting opinion no longer speaks for all of them. If any scholar calls a narration fabricated, that verdict is shown instead, whatever the others say. Each scholar's own wording:
Al-AlbaniSahih Maqtu
Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidSahih Maqtu
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Sahih
In-book reference: 23:14