Hilal ibn Khabbab, from ʿIkrimah, from Ibn ʿAbbas, in a report attributed to the Prophet. Al-Tirmidhi said: “A good, authentic hadith.”

I say: Its chain is good. Its narrators are trustworthy and were relied upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim, apart from Hilal ibn Khabbab. He was trustworthy, but his memory deteriorated later in life.

2120 — “He would lag behind during a journey, urge the weak onward, give them a ride behind him, and supplicate for them.”

Abu Dawud (1/411) and al-Hakim (2/115) narrated it through the chain of al-Hajjaj ibn Abi ʿUthman, from Abu al-Zubayr, who related to them that Jabir ibn ʿAbd Allah narrated it from the Prophet. Al-Hakim said: “Authentic according to the criteria of Muslim,” and al-Dhahabi agreed with him.

I say: It is as they said, for Abu al-Zubayr explicitly stated his transmission, thus removing concern over his concealment in transmission. I have also cited it in Sahih Abi Dawud (2372). “Urge onward” means to drive the person along so that he may catch up with the travelling party. “Give a ride behind him” means to seat him behind himself on his mount.

2121 — “He would perform ablution after eating that which had been cooked over a fire.”

Ahmad (6/321) narrated it from Muhammad ibn Talhah, who said: “I said to Abu Salama: ‘Your foster-relative, Sulaym, does not perform ablution after eating that which had been cooked over a fire.’” He then struck Sulaym on the chest and said: “I bear witness that Umm Salama, the Prophet’s wife, would testify concerning the Messenger of Allah...” He then cited the hadith.

I say: This is a good chain; its narrators are trustworthy and among Muslim’s narrators, apart from Ibn Talhah, who was truthful. Al-Haythami said in al-Majmaʿ (1/248):