He was an elderly, long-established teacher. Ibrāhīm learned from him and put into practice what he related; had he not trusted him, he would never have acted on his reports. His narration agrees with that of Zayd ibn Aslam, and I know of no criticism against it.

Muslim records in his Ṣaḥīḥ, through the chain of Ḥammād ibn Salamah who said, “Thābit narrated to us from Anas,” that Anas said:

“I have never prayed behind anyone whose prayer was shorter yet more complete than the prayer of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. The Messenger of Allah’s prayer was of moderate length, and so was the prayer of Abū Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. When ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, assumed leadership, he lengthened the dawn prayer. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him—when he said, ‘Allah hears those who praise Him’—would remain standing so long that we thought he had forgotten. Then he would pronounce the takbīr, prostrate, and sit between the two prostrations until we again thought he had forgotten.”

Abū Dāwūd also transmitted it from Ḥammād ibn Salamah, who said, “Thābit and Ḥumayd narrated to us from …”