And Hammam was Hammam ibn Yahya ibn Dinar al-Azdi, while ‘Abd al-Samad was Ibn ‘Abd al-Warith.

2414 — “A child is part of his father’s earnings.”

Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Awsat (1/141/2): Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Sa‘id related to us; Muhammad ibn Abi Bilal al-Tamimi related to us; Khalaf ibn Khalifah related to us, from Muharib ibn Dithar, from Ibn ‘Umar, attributed to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. I say: This is a weak chain of transmission. Regarding Khalaf ibn Khalifah, al-Hafiz said: “Truthful, but he became confused in his later years. He claimed to have seen ‘Amr ibn Hurayth, the Companion, but Ibn ‘Uyaynah and Ahmad rejected this claim.” As for Muhammad ibn Abi Bilal al-Tamimi, I have not found a biographical notice for him. However, the hadith is authentic, as attested by his saying, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: “Your children are among the finest of your earnings, so eat from your children’s earnings.” It is cited in Ahkam al-Jana’iz (p. 170) and elsewhere.

2415 — “There is no reward except for seeking Allah’s reward, and no deed except with an intention.”

Al-Daylami recorded it (4/206) through the route of Ibrahim ibn al-Sari al-Harawi: Sa‘id ibn Muhammad related to us; Shuqayq related to us, from Ibrahim ibn Adham, from ‘Imran al-Qasir, from Malik ibn Dinar, from Abu Idris al-Khawlani, from Abu Dharr, attributed to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. I say: This is a weak chain of transmission. Shuqayq was Ibn Ibrahim, Abu ‘Ali al-Balkhi, the shaykh of Khurasan. Al-Dhahabi said: “His hadith is rejected. He narrated from Isra’il and … He was martyred in the year 194 AH, nor…”