(p. 19, no. 125), as did Ahmad (vol. 2, nos. 745 and 882) and his son in Zawa’id al-Musnad (vol. 1, nos. 1279, 1280, 1281, and 1282), through Sharik, from Simak ibn Harb, from Hanish, from ‘Ali—may Allah be pleased with him—as a report attributed to the Prophet. Ahmad’s is the wording cited. Al-Hakim said: “Its chain of transmission is authentic,” and al-Dhahabi concurred.
That is what they said, but it is open to question. Hanish—who is Ibn al-Mu‘tamir—has received some criticism. Al-Taqrib describes him as “truthful, with errors, and given to narrating mursal reports.” Sharik had a poor memory, although he has been corroborated with the wording: “When two men bring a dispute before you.” I have referenced it in al-Irwa’ (2667). Ibn Hibban also narrated and authenticated the hadith, as mentioned in Nayl al-Awtar (8/228).
- “When one of you sits to relieve himself, he should neither face the qiblah nor turn his back to it.”
Muslim recorded it (1/155) through Suhayl, from al-Qa‘qa‘, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, as a report attributed to the Prophet. Ibn ‘Ajlan also narrated it from al-Qa‘qa‘ with a more complete wording: “I am to you only in the position of a father.” It has been referenced in al-Mishkat (347) and Sahih Abi Dawud (6).
- “On Friday, none of you should make his brother rise from his place and then take that place and sit in it. Rather, he should say: ‘Make room.’”
It is authentic from the hadith of Jabir, attributed to the Prophet, and it has three routes from him:
The first: through Abu al-Zubayr, from him, with this wording. Muslim (7/10) and Ahmad (3/342) recorded it.
The second: through Sulayman ibn Musa, who said: Jabir informed me of it. Ahmad recorded it (3/295).
I say: Its chain of transmission is good, and its narrators are trustworthy. They are narrators of the two Sahih collections, apart from Sulayman; thus, it meets Muslim’s criterion. However, al-Hafiz said: “Truthful and a jurist, but there is some weakness in his hadith.”