established narrations from him. Al-Busiri’s declaring it defective because Ibn Ishaq used the “from” formula in the chain was simply due to his confining himself to Ibn Majah’s narration, despite its being mursal. Al-Suyuti likewise cited it in al-Ziyadah, on the authority of Ibn Majah and al-Bayhaqi, as a mursal report. The break in its chain is remedied by its transmission with a connected chain through Nafiʿ from Ibn Umar, as mentioned above. And Allah knows best.
The hadith has two brief corroborating reports: one from Ibn Umar, recorded by al-Bukhari, Muslim, and others; and the other from Anas, narrated by the compilers of the Sunan collections and others. Ibn Hibban (5027 and 5028—al-Ihsan) and Ibn al-Jarud (568) authenticated it. Both are cited in Hadiths on Sales, but neither contains the provision of an option for three days. Thus, the principal evidence for this is Ibn Hibban’s mursal report and Ibn Umar’s connected-chain report; taken together, the hadith is authentic. Perhaps this was al-Hafiz’s consideration in not commenting on it, and indeed in citing it as evidence in al-Fath (4/337), as well as Siddiq Hasan Khan’s affirmation of the hadith in al-Rawdah al-Nadiyyah (2/121). This is undoubtedly correct. Whoever has judged it weak or declared it defective has not traced all its chains and wordings. The hadith establishes an option lasting three days for one who has been deceived. The scholars differ, with further details, on this issue; they may be consulted in al-Fath and other lengthy works.
2876 — “After every two prayer units, there is a tashahhud (testimony of faith) and a salutation of peace upon the Messengers and upon the righteous servants of Allah who follow them.”
Al-Tabarani transmitted it in al-Muʿjam al-Kabir (23/367/869) through Abu Hammam al-Kharaki: ʿAdi ibn Abi ʿAdi narrated to me, from ʿAli ibn Zayd, from al-Hasan, from his mother, from Umm Salamah, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said this. I say: This is a good hadith. Its narrators are trustworthy, despite the weakness of ʿAli ibn Zayd, who is