The hadith also has corroboration in the hadith of Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri, attributed to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with the wording:

“The first matter concerning which a servant will be questioned and held to account is his prayer. If it is accepted from him, the rest of his deeds will be accepted; but if it is rejected, the rest of his deeds will be rejected.”

Al-Silafi recorded it in al-Tuyuriyyat (folio 86/1), through ‘Amr ibn Qays al-Mula’i, from ‘Atiyyah al-‘Awfi, from Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri. I say: ‘Atiyyah al-‘Awfi is weak. Al-Tirmidhi frequently graded his reports good in his Sunan, and this is acceptable in corroborative reports, as here. In sum, the hadith is authentic through its combined chains. And Allah knows best.

1359 — “Allah says: ‘O son of Adam, devote yourself to My worship, and I shall fill your heart with contentment and relieve your poverty. But if you do not, I shall fill your hands with preoccupation and will not relieve your poverty.’”

Al-Tirmidhi (3/308), Ibn Majah (2/525), Ibn Hibban (2477), and Ahmad (2/358) recorded it through ‘Imran ibn Za’idah ibn Nushayt, from his father, from Abu Khalid al-Walibi, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said this. Al-Tirmidhi said:

“A good, singular hadith. Abu Khalid al-Walibi’s name is Hurmuz.”

I say: A number of trustworthy narrators reported from him, and Ibn Hibban listed him among them. Abu Hatim said: “His hadith is sound.” Thus, his hadith is good. However, the flaw lies with Za’idah ibn Nushayt: apart from his son, no one but Fitr ibn Khalifah narrated from him, and no one declared him trustworthy except Ibn Hibban. Ibn Abi Hatim left his entry blank (1/2/612), so he is unknown as to status. Al-Hafiz indicated this when he described him in al-Taqrib as “acceptable.” In al-Jami‘, al-Suyuti attributed the hadith to al-Hakim instead of Ibn Hibban, but I have not presently found it in his work from Abu Hurayrah. Al-Manawi mentioned that he said: