the narrators of the authentic collections, as al-Haythami said. It also has a supporting report from Ibn Umar, and its contents are reported separately in other hadiths; see Irwa’ al-Ghalil for these.

2123 — “He would strive in the last ten more than he would strive at any other time.”

It was narrated by Muslim (3/176), al-Tirmidhi (1/152), Ibn Majah (1767), and Ahmad (6/82, 123, and 256), on the authority of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, attributed to the Prophet.

2124 — “He would sit with his knees drawn up.”

It was narrated by al-Tabarani in al-Kabir (1/40/1) and Abu al-Shaykh (p. 267), through Abdullah ibn al-Munib, from his grandfather, from his father, Abu Umamah al-Harithi, who then related it. I say: This is a weak chain. This Munib is the son of Abdullah ibn Abu Umamah al-Harithi. Indicating that he was unknown, al-Dhahabi said: “I know of no one who narrated from him other than his son Abdullah.”

However, the hadith has a supporting report narrated by Abdullah ibn Hassan al-Anbari, who said: “My two grandmothers, Safiyyah and Duhaybah, the daughters of Ulaybah bint Hawmalah—who were the stepdaughters of Qaylah bint Makhramah—told me that Qaylah informed them, saying: ‘I saw the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sitting with his knees drawn up. When I saw the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, so humble in that posture, I trembled with fear.’” Al-Bukhari narrated it in al-Adab al-Mufrad (no. 1178).

I say: This chain is good as corroborative evidence. A number of trustworthy narrators, including Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak, narrated from this al-Anbari. Al-Hafiz said of him: “Acceptable.”