The first: Qatadah narrates it from him, with the additional wording. It was recorded by al-Tirmidhi (4/310), al-Ḍiyāʾ al-Maqdisī in al-Mukhtārah (197–198), and Ibn ʿAsakir (2/250/1, 9/311/1, 13/24/1), through the route of Muhammad ibn Kathir, who said: Al-Awzaʿi narrated to us from him. Al-Tirmidhi said: “A good, singular hadith through this route.”
I say: Its narrators are trustworthy and are among the narrators of the two Shaykhs, apart from Muhammad ibn Kathir—namely, the al-Sanʿani al-Masisi. Al-Hafiz said: “Truthful, but often mistaken.”
It appears that some assumed him to be Muhammad ibn Kathir al-ʿAbdi al-Basri, who is likewise among the narrators of the two Shaykhs. Al-Manawi therefore said: “Sadr al-Manawi said: ‘Its chain is according to al-Bukhari’s standard!’” He thus confused the weakened al-Sanʿani with the trustworthy al-Basri.
Its chain of transmission has also been contradicted, as will follow, and Ibn Abi Hatim (2/390) indicated that it is rejected.
The second: Ibn ʿAsakir (9/310/2) and al-Ḍiyāʾ (145/2) recorded it through the route of Abu Yaʿla al-Mawsili: Sahl ibn Zanjalah al-Razi narrated to us; ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn ʿUmar narrated to us; ʿAbd Allah ibn Yazid al-ʿAbdi narrated to us, saying: I heard Anas ibn Malik say—and he then mentioned it as attributed to the Prophet.
I say: I did not recognize any of its narrators other than this Sahl, who is trustworthy.
- As for the hadith of Abu Juḥayfah, it is narrated by Khunays ibn Bakr ibn Khunays: Malik ibn Mighwal narrated to us from ʿAwn ibn Abi Juḥayfah, from his father, reporting it. Ibn Hibban (2192) recorded it, as did Ibn Majah (1/51) and al-Dulabi in al-Kuna (1/120), through several routes from him.