—Judge Ahmad ibn Alī, Imam Muhammad ibn Khuzaymah, and Imam Abū Arūbah. Abū Āmir al-Aqadī was Abd al-Malik ibn Amr, whose narrations appear in the two Sahih collections. Hārūn al-Ahwāzī was declared trustworthy by Yahyā ibn Maīn. Muslim ibn Ibrāhīm also narrated it from al-Hasan ibn Abī Jafar . . . Al-Tirmidhī said . . .”

I say: He then quoted al-Tirmidhī’s foregoing remarks and said:

“I do not think al-Tirmidhī was aware of the route through al-Aqadī, for al-Hasan ibn Abī Jafar cannot serve as proof. Allah knows best what is correct.”

I say: This Yahyā ibn al-Fadl was among the teachers of Abū Dāwūd and Ibn Mājah. Several others besides those mentioned by al-Diyā also narrated from him. Ibn Hibbān included him in al-Thiqāt and said, “He narrates singular reports.” Al-Hāfiz said in al-Taqrīb: “Truthful.” Thus, the chain is at least acceptable. Accordingly, Ibn Sīrīn has two chains for this hadith: one through Humayd al-Himyarī from Alī, and the other directly from Abū Hurayrah. Al-Ahwāzī narrated it from him by the first chain, while Ayyūb narrated it from him by the other. Both were trustworthy hadith masters, and each narrated what he had heard.

In sum, the hadith through Ibn Sīrīn is unquestionably sound as a report traced back to the Prophet. Allah knows best.

473 - (It is established that kings presented gifts to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he accepted them. Ahmad and al-Tirmidhī) p. 333.

Sound. It was transmitted by Ahmad (1/96, 145) and al-Tirmidhī (1/298), through Thuwayr ibn Abī Fākhitah, from his father, from Alī, from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: Chosroes gave him a gift and he accepted it, and kings presented gifts to him and he accepted them. Al-Tirmidhī said: “A hadith that is singular