I say: This is a weak chain of transmission because of Zam‘ah and Salamah. However, neither of them is severely weak, so their reports may be cited as corroboration.

Ahmad (3/451) and al-Hakim (4/293) narrated, through Abu Salamah, from Abd Allah ibn Rawahah—may Allah be pleased with him—that he was travelling and, upon returning, hastened to his family at night. He then found someone sleeping with his wife, so he took up his sword. His wife said, “Keep away from me, keep away! This is so-and-so, who has been combing my hair.” He then came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and mentioned this to him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“Do not come upon women at night.”

Al-Hakim said:

“Authentic according to the criteria of the two Shaykhs.”

Al-Dhahabi rebutted him, saying:

“I say: This is mursal.”

Al-Haythami clarified this when he said (4/330):

“Ahmad and al-Tabarani narrated it in abridged form, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except that Abu Salamah did not meet Ibn Rawahah.”

I say: However, it has a supporting report in the hadith of Jabir, who said:

Ibn Rawahah—may Allah be pleased with him—came upon his wife while another woman was combing her hair, and he pointed his sword at her. This was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he forbade a man from coming upon his family at night.

It was recorded by Abu Awanah (5/116) with an authentic chain of transmission. Its basis is found in Sahih Muslim (6/56), and al-Bukhari narrated something similar (5243).