His statement, “nor is it established through any route,” is refuted by the hadith of Ka‘b ibn ‘Iyad, for it has no hidden defect. Those whom we mentioned declared it authentic, and Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr also recorded and authenticated it, as cited in al-Fayd.
- “Whoever wishes Allah to answer him in times of hardship and distress should supplicate abundantly in times of ease.”
It was recorded by al-Tirmidhi (2/244), Ibn ‘Adi (255/1), ‘Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi in al-Du‘a (144–145), and likewise Ibn ‘Asakir (3/183/1), through ‘Ubayd ibn Waqid: Sa‘id ibn ‘Atiyyah narrated to us from Shahr ibn Hawshab, from Abu Hurayrah, attributed to the Prophet. Ibn ‘Adi said: “Most of what ‘Ubayd ibn Waqid narrates is not corroborated.”
I say: Al-Tirmidhi indicated that it is weak by calling it singular. It has another chain recorded by al-Hakim (1/544), and through him by Ibn al-Najjar in al-Dhayl (10/107/1), as well as by al-Maqdisi, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Salih: Mu‘awiyah ibn Salih narrated to us from Abu ‘Amir al-Alhani, from Abu Hurayrah. Al-Hakim said: “Its chain of transmission is authentic. Al-Bukhari relied upon Ibn Salih, and Abu ‘Amir al-Alhani—I believe he is al-Hawzani—is truthful.” Al-Dhahabi agreed with him.