The first was Muhammad ibn Ja‘far al-Mada’ini: Warqa’ informed us, from al-A‘mash, with the same chain. It was recorded by al-Tabarani (10392), al-Bazzar in his Musnad (no. 1999), and Ibn Hibban in Rawdat al-‘Uqala’ (p. 59).

I say: This is a good chain of transmission, as I explained in al-Rawd al-Nadir under hadith (1075).

The second was ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Sharik, from his father, from al-A‘mash, with the same chain. Al-Bazzar also recorded it. Both ‘Abd al-Rahman and his father are weak on account of their retention, so they may be cited as corroborative support. The first part of the hadith has a supporting report from Anas and Abu Hurayrah, both of which are documented in al-Rawd al-Nadir (2/457).

I say: Part of spreading the greeting of peace is to greet one who is praying, reciting the Quran, eating, and others; a fuller discussion of this belongs elsewhere.

1608 — “Satan has despaired of being worshipped by those who pray in the Arabian Peninsula, but not of sowing discord among them.”

An authentic hadith, among that which Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, preserved for us. It has been narrated from him through several routes:

The first: from al-A‘mash, from Abu Sufyan, from him. It was recorded by Muslim (8/138), al-Tirmidhi (3/127), Ahmad (3/313), and Abu Ya‘la in his Musnad (2/609). Al-Tirmidhi said: