Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل · Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm)

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered me (to learn the writing of the Jews), so I learnt for him the writing of the Jews. He said: I swear by Allah, I do not trust Jews in respect of writing for me. So I learnt it, and only a fortnight passed before I mastered it. I would write for him when he wrote (to them), and read to him when something was written to him.

I asked Abu `Amr: What are they writing? He said: The sermon which he heard that day.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: You hear (from me), and others will hear from you; and people will hear from them who heard from you.

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Only a ruler, or one put in charge, or one who is presumptuous, gives instructions.