Al-Tirmidhi remarked, “It is the finest report transmitted in this chapter.” Al-Bayhaqi quoted al-Bukhari as saying, “The soundest and most widely known narration on the topic is the hadith of ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb, from his father, from his grandfather.”

Al-Suyuti graded the hadith hasan in al-Jamiʿ al-Saghir, and Ibn ʿAbd al-Hadi said, “Its transmitters are trustworthy.”