On the concurrence of Friday and ʿĪd occurring on the same day
He (the author under review) states: “It is reported from Zayd ibn Arqam that the Prophet ﷺ performed the ʿĪd prayer and then granted a concession regarding the Friday prayer, saying, ‘Whoever wishes to pray may do so.’ It was narrated by the Five and declared authentic by Ibn Khuzaymah and al-Ḥākim.”
I reply: This citation contains two errors.
First: Among “the Five” he has included al-Tirmidhī, yet al-Tirmidhī did not transmit this report. For that reason al-Ḥāfiẓ excluded him in Bulūgh al-Marām, saying, “Narrated by the Five except al-Tirmidhī.” Nor did he attribute it to al-Tirmidhī in al-Talkhīṣ, 2/88. I have documented its chain in Ṣaḥīḥ Abī Dāwūd, 982.
Second: his statement, “and Ibn Khuzaymah declared it authentic.” In saying this he is merely following al-Amīr al-Ṣanʿānī in Subul al-Salām, and the cause of his misunderstanding is