Al-Daylami (1/1/31) narrated it from Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Salih al-Marwazi, who said: Bakr ibn Khidash narrated to us from Fitr ibn Khalifah, from Abu Tufayl, from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, in a report traced back to the Prophet. Al-Hafiz left his entry blank. Ibn Abi Hatim included Bakr ibn Khidash in his biographical work (1/1/385), citing two other narrators who reported from him, but mentioned neither criticism nor accreditation concerning him. Al-Hafiz also included him in al-Lisan, citing a number of other narrators who reported from him, and said: “He would sometimes differ [from others].” This was stated by Ibn Hibban in al-Thiqat. As for Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Salih al-Marwazi, I have not been able to identify him.

Al-Sakhawi said in al-Qawl al-Badi‘ (p. 117): “Al-Daylami transmitted it, and there is weakness in its chain.” However, he mentioned a supporting report from Ammar ibn Yasir—may Allah be pleased with him—who said that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Allah has assigned an angel whom He has granted the ability to hear all creatures. He stands by my grave after I die, and whenever anyone invokes blessings upon me, he says: ‘O Muhammad, so-and-so, son of so-and-so, has invoked blessings upon you.’” He said: “Then the Lord, Exalted is He, sends ten blessings upon him for each one.”

He also said (p. 112): “It was narrated by Abu al-Shaykh Ibn Hayyan; Abu al-Qasim al-Taymi in his Targhib (209/2—Madinah); al-Harith in his Musnad; Ibn Abi Asim; al-Tabarani in his al-Mu‘jam al-Kabir; Ibn al-Jarrah in his Amali, with similar wording; Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn Nasir al-Tusi in his Ahkam; and al-Bazzar in his Musnad. In all their chains is Nu‘aym ibn Damdam, and there is disagreement concerning his narration from عمران ibn al-Humayri. Al-Mundhiri said: ‘He is unknown.’”

I say: Rather, he is known. Al-Bukhari considered him weak and said: “No one corroborates him in it.” Ibn Hibban mentioned him among the reliable Successors. The author of al-Mizan said: