2639 — “The best charity is reconciling those in dispute.”

It was reported by Abd ibn Humayd in al-Muntakhab min al-Musnad (43/2), by al-Bazzar (2059), and by al-Tabarani in al-Muʿjam al-Kabir, through al-Ifriqi, from a man, from Abdullah ibn Yazid, from Abdullah ibn Amr, attributed to the Prophet. Al-Bukhari, in al-Tarikh (2/1/270), and al-Qudaʿi (104/2) also reported it through Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad, from Rashid ibn Abdullah al-Maʿafiri, from Abdullah ibn Yazid, with the same report.

I say: This is a weak chain of transmission because of Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad—namely, Ibn Anʿam—who is al-Ifriqi in the first route. He was weak in his retention, as stated in al-Taqrib. Rashid ibn Abdullah al-Maʿafiri—the unnamed man in the first route—was included in biographical notices by al-Bukhari and likewise Ibn Abi Hatim (1/2/485), but neither mentioned any criticism or attestation of reliability concerning him.

Note: You have already learned that the Companion who narrated this hadith was Ibn Amr—that is, Ibn al-As. This is likewise how it appears in al-Targhib (3/292), al-Majmaʿ (8/80), and al-Jamiʿ al-Saghir. However, in al-Munawi’s commentary it appears as “Ibn Umar,” which the commentator identifies as “son of al-Khattab.” This is an error, also found in al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir (1/115/1).

Al-Mundhiri said concerning the hadith (3/292): “It was reported by al-Tabarani and al-Bazzar, and its chain contains Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad ibn Anʿam. This hadith of his is good on account of the previously mentioned hadith of Abu al-Darda.”

I say: He is referring to his hadith in the wording: