“Do not collect zakah except from these four …” and he listed them. Thus, the hadith is authentic on account of corroborating evidence. And Allah knows best.

880 — “Allah, exalted is He, detests the eloquent man who works his tongue about as a cow works its tongue.”

It was recorded by Abu Dawud (2/314–315), al-Tirmidhi (2/139), and Ahmad (2/165, 187), through Nafi ibn Umar, from Bishr ibn Asim ibn Sufyan, from his father, from Abdullah ibn Amr, who attributed it to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Al-Tirmidhi said: “A good, singular hadith.” There is also a report on this subject from Sad.

I say: It is as al-Tirmidhi said: good. All its transmitters are trustworthy except Asim ibn Sufyan, who is truthful, as stated in al-Taqrib. The hadith of Sad to which al-Tirmidhi alluded has preceded, with the wording: “There will be people who eat,” under no. 419.

The hadith has also been narrated as mursal (with the Companion omitted from the chain), but the connected version is more sound. Ibn Abi Hatim said in al-Ilal (2/341): “I asked my father about a hadith which Waki narrated from Nafi ibn Umar al-Jumahi, from Bishr ibn Asim, from his father, who said: ‘The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said …,’” and he mentioned it. “I said to my father: ‘Did you not narrate to us from Abu al-Walid and Said ibn Sulayman, from Nafi ibn Umar, from Bishr ibn Asim al-Thaqafi, from his father, from Abdullah ibn Amr, from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?’ He replied: ‘Yes,’ and said: ‘Both are sound; Waki shortened it.’”

That is, Waki narrated it mursal and thus shortened the chain, whereas Abu al-Walid and Said ibn Sulayman narrated it with a connected chain by mentioning Ibn Amr in it, and that is more sound.