and al-A‘mash narrated to us, from Khaythamah, from Qays ibn Marwan, that he—that is, Umar, may Allah be pleased with him—said: … He then related the account, which includes the hadith under discussion. I say: This is an authentic chain of transmission; all its narrators are trustworthy and are among the narrators covered in al-Tahdhib.

Al-Hakim (3/318) narrated part of the account through Sufyan, from al-A‘mash, like Abu Mu‘awiyah’s first narration, and said: “Authentic according to the criteria of the two Shaykhs!” Al-Dhahabi agreed with him. Yet neither noticed the break in the chain which the narration of al-Hasan ibn ‘Ubayd Allah demonstrates. The hadith also has a supporting report, with the same meaning, through Kumayl ibn Ziyad, from Ali, may Allah be pleased with him. Al-Hakim (3/317) narrated it and declared it authentic, and al-Dhahabi agreed with him.

2782 — “Twelve thousand will emerge from Aden of Abyan, coming to the aid of Allah and His Messenger. They are better than anyone between me and them.”

Ahmad narrated it in his Musnad (1/333): Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, from al-Mundhir ibn al-Nu‘man al-Aftas, who said: I heard Wahb narrating from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said—then he mentioned it. Ma‘mar said to me: “Go and ask him about this hadith.”

Through Ahmad’s route, Ibn Asakir narrated it in Tarikh Dimashq (17/474/1), and al-Tabarani in al-Mu‘jam al-Kabir (11/56/11029), both through Abd al-Razzaq. Ibn Abi Hatim likewise narrated it in the biography of al-Mundhir ibn al-Nu‘man (4/1/242–243), and reported from Ibn Ma‘in that he said: “Trustworthy.” However, in his version the report is attributed to the Companion, without the words, “He said …”