“I know nothing but good of him.” Ibn Hibban mentioned him in al-Thiqat (The Trustworthy Narrators). The first part of it is also recorded, in similar wording, in the two Sahih collections on the authority of Anas, with the addition: “while still complete.”

2057 — “Whenever news was slow in coming, he would recite the verse of Tarafah: ‘News will come to you from one whom you have not provided for.’”

Ahmad (6/31 and 146) recorded it with an authentic chain from al-Sha‘bi, from Aishah, who related it.

I say: However, al-Sha‘bi did not hear from Aishah, as al-Hakim and others stated. Yet it is strengthened by another chain, transmitted by Sharik, from al-Miqdam ibn Shurayh, from his father, from her. He said: “She was asked: ‘Did you ever hear the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, recite any poetry?’ She replied: ‘He would recite poetry by Ibn Rawahah, and would recite, saying: ...’” Then she cited it.

It was recorded by Ahmad (6/138, 156, and 222), al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad (867), al-Tirmidhi in al-Shama’il (p. 146) and al-Sunan (2/138), al-Baghawi in al-Ja‘diyyat (103/2), and al-Tahawi in al-Mushkil (4/297). Al-Tirmidhi said: “A good, authentic hadith.” That is what he said; perhaps he judged it so in view of its two chains, for Sharik—namely, Ibn Abd Allah al-Qadi—had poor retention. Yet Sufyan ibn Waki‘ narrated it to us: Abu Usamah narrated to us, from Mis‘ar, from al-Miqdam ibn Shurayh. Abu Nu‘aym recorded it in al-Hilyah (7/264) and said: