The ḥadith is also transmitted on the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him).

Al-Nasaʾī recorded it (1/119) and so did Ibn Mājah (1/257) by way of ʿĀʾidh ibn Ḥabīb, who said: “Ḥumayd al-Ṭawīl narrated it to us from him.”

This chain is sound: all of its narrators are those relied upon by al-Bukhārī and Muslim, except for ʿĀʾidh ibn Ḥabīb, and he is reliable (ṣadūq) according to al-Taqrīb. Al-Ḥāfiẓ alludes to the report in Fatḥ al-Bārī (1/403) and leaves no comment on it. A different wording coming from Ḥumayd is found in al-Bukhārī and other collections, and it may be cited later.

The report is corroborated by a shortened narration from Ibn ʿUmar that reads:
“He saw phlegm on the qiblah wall of the mosque, so he scraped it away and applied perfume in its place.”

Aḥmad recorded it (2/18 and 34-35) through the route of Ibn Abī Rawād, who said: “Nāfiʿ narrated it to me from him.” This isnād is ḥasan.

Abū Dāwūd likewise recorded it (1/78) through Ayyūb, from Nāfiʿ, except that he added: “I think he said: he asked for saffron and smeared it over it.” Al-Ismāʿīlī also transmitted the narration, as noted in Fatḥ al-Bārī (1/404). The version in the Ṣaḥīḥayn omits the mention of perfume, and—God willing—it will be discussed later under the section on “Prohibitions” (1).