قَالَ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ لَقِيتُ سُفْيَانَ بِمَكَّةَ فَأَوَّلُ مَنْ سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ قَالَ كَيْفَ شُجَاعٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا بَدْرٍ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 1580
Abu Nu'aim said: I met Sufyan in Makkah, and the first one he asked me about was when he said: How is Shuja' [the brave one]? - meaning Abu Badr.
Sanad
قَالَ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ