Its narrators are trustworthy except Abu Salih, whose name was Abdullah ibn Salih and who has some weakness. However, Ibn Wahb corroborated him, saying: Muawiyah ibn Salih narrated it to me likewise. Thus, it is a good chain of transmission, were it not that al-Ala became confused in his later years. Al-Bayhaqi narrated it in al-Sunan (3/10).

Adam ibn Ali al-Bakri also corroborated it. He said: “I was sitting with Ibn Umar when a young man stood praying and began to prolong his standing. He said, ‘O Adam, do you know this man? ...’” He then mentioned the hadith. Ibn Bishran narrated it in “The Final Fascicle of the Thirtieth Part of al-Amali” (7/1), through Ubayd ibn Ishaq al-Attar, who said: Abdullah al-Yamami narrated to us; Adam ibn Ali al-Bakri narrated to me.

I say: This is a weak chain of transmission, owing to the unknown status of this Yamami and the weakness of Ubayd al-Attar; what has preceded renders it unnecessary.

1399 — “When the servant of one of you brings him his food, let him seat him with him. If he does not seat him with him, then let him give him one or two morsels, for he has attended to its preparation and heat.”

It is authentic on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, through several routes:

The first: Muhammad ibn Ziyad said: I heard Abu Hurayrah narrate from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, then he mentioned it. Al-Bukhari narrated it (3/131 and 7/71, al-Nahdah edition), as did Ahmad (2/283, 409, and 430) and al-Darimi (2/107).

The second: from Musa ibn Yasar, from Abu Hurayrah, in a report attributed to the Prophet, with similar wording. It includes: “If the food is scant, let him put one or two morsels of it in his hand.” Muslim narrated it (5/94), as did Ahmad (2/277) and Abu Dawud (2/328–329, al-Halabi edition).