“Waki‘ ibn al-Jarrah narrated it from Thawr without attributing it to the Prophet, and Yahya ibn Sa‘id is an authority to be followed.”

I say: It is as he said. However, Yahya mentioned that the narrator—perhaps Ibn Umar or someone further down the chain—would sometimes not attribute it to the Prophet. This does not impair it, for a narrator may sometimes lack the energy to attribute it to the Prophet; moreover, it is not something that can be said on the basis of personal opinion, as is apparent.

Note: The wording “a guard of the guards” occurs in the Musnad, whereas the other two sources have “a guard on watch.” The latter is perhaps correct, for this is how it appears in the Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah (5/296): Waki‘ narrated to us; Thawr informed us of it as a Companion report. It is likewise found in al-Targhib. And Allah knows best.

2812 — “Do not make use of the hide or sinews of a carcass.”

Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Awsat (2/302/1): Haytham ibn Khalid narrated to us; Abd al-Kabir ibn al-Mu‘afa narrated to us; Hushaym narrated to us, from Ubaydah, from Ibrahim, from Abdullah ibn Ubaydillah al-Hashimi, from Abdullah ibn Ukaym, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said—and he mentioned it. He said: “No one narrated it from Ubaydah except Hushaym; Abd al-Kabir ibn al-Mu‘afa alone narrated it from him.”

I say: Ibn Abi Hatim said (3/1/63): “My father heard from him and narrated from him, and said: ‘He was trustworthy and well-regarded; he was counted among the abdal.’” I say: The hidden defect lies with those above him in the chain. Hushaym—namely, Ibn Bashir al-Wasiti—despite being trustworthy and precise, practiced concealment in transmission frequently, as stated in al-Taqrib. As for his shaykh, Ubaydah—namely, Ibn Mu‘attib al-Dabbi—al-Dhahabi said in al-Du‘afa: “Ahmad said: ‘They abandoned his hadith.’” Al-Haythami said in Majma‘ al-Zawa’id (1/218): “It includes Ubaydah ibn Mu‘attib, and they unanimously agreed that he is weak.”