It is spurious and fabricated, and its flaw lies with this Isḥāq—namely, Isḥāq al-Aswārī of Basra. Ibn Maʿīn said, “A liar who invents ḥadīths.”

I say: The fact that this liar alone reports the narration is clear evidence for the truth of Abū Shāmah’s remark: had the incident really occurred, the Prophet’s wives would have transmitted it. For if it had taken place, it would have been conveyed by the reliable authorities whose reports carry legal weight. It is inconceivable that Allah would withhold it from them and entrust it instead to someone of this liar’s ilk. That, therefore, proves the ḥadīth is forged and has no foundation.

Fourth: the broad application he claimed for the ḥadīth he cited is, upon examining the wording found in the authentic books of Sunnah, incorrect; it applies only to the Ẓuhr Prayer. What drew him into this error was another mistake he made when quoting the ḥadīth in the very place he referenced—namely, he said (1/317):

“Abū Dāwūd in his Sunan and al-Tirmidhī in the Shamāʾil have narrated, on the authority of Abū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:”