I say: In this wording, it is a rejected report from Hisham ibn Urwah. The preserved wording is that narrated by Abu Usamah and others from Hisham:

“The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to like sweets and honey.”

Ahmad (6/59), the two Shaykhs, and others transmitted it. It has been fully referenced in my new book, A Concise Compendium of the Prophetic Characteristics (164).

However, I found a supporting narration for the hadith under discussion, related by Ismail ibn Umayyah, from an unnamed man, from Ibn Abbas: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked, “Which drink is most pleasant?” He replied:

“The sweet and cold.”

Ahmad transmitted it (1/338).

I say: The narrators in its chain are narrators of the two Sahihs, apart from the unnamed man, who was a Successor; thus, a report such as his may serve as corroboration. And Allah knows best.

This hadith has previously been fully referenced in volume five, no. (2134), which necessitated this clarification. *

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Abu Yala transmitted it in his Musnad (4/1413): Abu Bakr ibn Zanjuyah narrated to us: Abu al-Mughirah Abd al-Quddus narrated to us: al-Awzai narrated to us: al-Zuhri narrated to me, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah,