(3480)
and al-Tirmidhi (1280), al-Hakim (2/34), and al-Bayhaqi as well. Al-Tirmidhi said: “A singular hadith. We know of hardly anyone other than ʿAbd al-Razzaq who narrated from ʿUmar ibn Zayd.” As for al-Hakim, he made no comment on it, while al-Dhahabi remarked: “ʿUmar is very weak.” Ibn Hibban said in al-Duʿafaʾ (2/82): “Despite the small number of his reports, he alone narrates rejected reports from well-known narrators, thereby rendering him unacceptable as evidence in reports not corroborated by reliable narrators.” He then cited two rejected hadiths of his; this is one of them, while the other is recorded in al-Daʿifah (4379) and al-Irwaʾ (1257). Relying on the remarks of al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban, Ibn al-Jawzi declared it defective in al-ʿIlal (2/106), without adding anything further.

The second route is narrated by al-Aʿmash, from Abu Sufyan, from Jabir, who said: “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade the price of a dog and a cat.” It was recorded by Abu Dawud (3479), Ibn al-Jarud in al-Muntaqa (201/580), al-Tahawi as well in al-Sharh and Mushkil al-Athar (3/273), al-Hakim, and al-Bayhaqi. Al-Hakim said: “Authentic according to Muslim’s criteria.” Al-Dhahabi agreed with him, and they were correct. No attention should be paid to the statement of Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr in al-Tamhid (8/403):