“Ahmad narrated it, and its narrators are narrators of the Sahih, except that it is quasi-mursal.”

I say: This is an error resulting from his incorrectly reporting the opening of the hadith as, “that Abu Sa‘id...” This is why he said that it was “quasi-mursal.” On this basis, he imagined that Sa‘id ibn Abi Sa‘id was al-Maqburi, and thus said: “Its narrators are narrators of the Sahih”! The root of the error is that he inadvertently omitted the words, “from his father.” Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri is not the father of the trustworthy al-Maqburi. Some novices lacking critical discernment merely followed him in this.

However, the hadith has a corroborating report from ‘Abd Allah ibn Mughaffal, which begins: “If you love me, then prepare a protective covering against poverty.” I had previously traced it in al-Da‘ifah, no. 1681. Thus, this hadith may be strengthened by it, as well as by the hadith of Abu Dharr cited under the preceding hadith. And Allah knows best.

2829 — “On the Day of Resurrection, the Quran will come in the form of a pale man and say to its companion, ‘Do you recognize me? I am the one who used to keep you awake at night and make you thirst during the scorching midday hours. Every merchant is preoccupied with his trade, but today I shall be your advocate above every merchant.’ He will then be given dominion in his right hand and everlastingness in his left; a crown of dignity will be placed upon his head, and his parents will be clothed in two garments beyond the worth of this world and all that it contains. They will say, ‘Our Lord, how did we come by this?’ It will be said, ‘By your child’s teaching of the Quran.’ The companion of the Quran will be told on the Day of Resurrection: ‘Recite and ascend through the درجات, and recite with measured cadence as you used to recite in the life of this world, for your station will be at the last verse that you have.’”