It was transmitted by Abu Dawud in “Knowledge” (3659), Ibn Hibban (77), and Ahmad (1/321), through ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd Allah, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn ‘Abbas, attributed to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Al-Hakim also transmitted it (1/95) and said: “It is authentic according to the criteria of the two Shaykhs; it has no hidden defect.” Al-Dhahabi agreed with him.

I say: ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd Allah—namely, Abu Ja‘far al-Razi, the qadi of Rayy—was not narrated from by either of the two Shaykhs, though he was trustworthy. Al-‘Ala’i said in The Compendium of Attainment concerning the Rulings on Mursal Reports (14/1): “Regarding this ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd Allah, al-Nasa’i said, ‘There is no objection to him,’ and Ibn Hibban deemed him trustworthy. No one declared him weak, and the hadith is good. The comments of the Imam Ishaq ibn Rahawayh likewise imply that it is authentic.”

Al-Manawi mentioned that the hadith has a continuation not found in the versions cited above. Perhaps he was referring to the addition that follows in the corroborating report. It has a corroborating report narrated by Ibn Abi Layla, from ‘Isa, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla, from Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas, with the same wording, with the addition: “Then, after that, there will be people who give testimony before they are called upon to testify.” Al-Bazzar transmitted it in his Musnad (no. 146) and said: “‘Abd al-Rahman did not hear from Thabit.”

I say: Al-Tabarani also transmitted it through this route (1321), without the addition.

1785 — “There are three from whom Allah will accept neither repentance nor ransom: one undutiful to his parents, one who reminds others of his favors, and one who denies the divine decree.”

It was transmitted by Ibn Abi ‘Asim in al-Sunnah, no. 323—edited by me—al-Tabarani (7547), and Abu al-Qasim al-Saffar in Forty Hadith on the Branches of Faith, as cited in Selections from It (50/2)