2905 — “He prohibited two kinds of sitting and two modes of dress. As for the two sittings: sitting between shade and sunlight; and the other is to sit with one’s legs drawn up in a garment that exposes one’s private parts. As for the two modes of dress: one is to pray in a garment without wrapping it around oneself; and the other is to pray wearing trousers with no cloak on.”

It was recorded by al-Hakim in al-Mustadrak (4/272) and Ibn ‘Adi in al-Kamil (4/329–330), through the route of Abu Thumaylah, who said: Abu al-Munib, ‘Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Abd Allah al-‘Ataki, narrated to me; ‘Abd Allah ibn Buraydah narrated to me from his father, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: He then related it as a Prophetic hadith.

Ibn ‘Adi cited it in the biography of this Abu al-Munib, mentioned the differing assessments of him, and related several hadiths of his. He then said: “He has narrations other than those I have mentioned, and in my view there is no harm in him.”

I say: This reconciles their differing assessments of him: his hadith is good when he does not contradict others, and authentic when it agrees with reliable narrators. This is what is indicated by al-Dhahabi’s statement in al-Kashif: “Ibn Ma‘in and others declared him trustworthy, while al-Bukhari said: ‘He has objectionable reports.’” In al-Mughni, he added: “Abu Hatim criticized al-Bukhari for including him among the weak narrators.” Al-Hafiz said: “Truthful, but makes mistakes.” As for al-Hakim, he made no comment about him, and I do not know why.