3073—“Whoever patiently bears its hardships and privations, I shall be a witness or intercessor for him on the Day of Resurrection.” That is, Medina. In another wording: “No one bears its privations and hardships except that I shall be …”

Al-Tirmidhi (3918) and Ibn ‘Asakir, in The History of Damascus (1/169, edition of the Academic Assembly), narrated it through al-Mu‘tamir ibn Sulayman, who said: “I heard ‘Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Umar”—in The History, it is given as “‘Abd Allah,” in the non-diminutive form—“from Nafi‘, from Ibn ‘Umar, that one of his female clients came to him and said: ‘Times have become hard for me, and I wish to leave for Iraq.’ He said: ‘Why not Syria, the land of the gathering?! Be patient, silly girl! For I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say …’” He then cited it in the first wording.

Al-Tirmidhi said: “It is a good, authentic, singular hadith in the narration of ‘Ubayd Allah.”

I say: He is trustworthy and among the narrators relied upon in the two Sahih collections, unlike his brother ‘Abd Allah, in the non-diminutive form, for he is weak and has a poor memory.

Al-Mu‘tamir ibn Sulayman is trustworthy and relied upon in the two Sahih collections, though there is slight weakness in his retention. However, ‘Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Majid differed from him and said: “‘Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Umar narrated to us from Qatan ibn Wahb that a female client of Ibn ‘Umar came to bid him farewell before leaving Medina and said: ‘I am leaving for the countryside, for times have become hard upon us.’ Ibn ‘Umar said: ‘Sit down, silly girl! …’” He then mentioned the hadith, without mentioning Syria.

Abu Ya‘la narrated it in his Musnad (10/166/5789).

I say: Its chain of transmission is authentic, were it not for the break in its chain, as will follow, and ‘Ubayd Allah ibn