Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah - Nasir al-Din al-Albani - (7/255)

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and Ibn Adi in al-Kamil (5/1879); through him, al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman (6/520/9136); and likewise al-Nasa'i in Fada'il al-Sahabah (240), through several chains from Asim ibn Suwayd ibn Yazid ibn Jariyah al-Ansari, who said: Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us from Anas ibn Malik, who said:

Usayd ibn Hudayr, the Ashhali leader, came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and spoke to him about a household from Banu Zafar, most of whose members were women. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, allotted them a share of something that he was distributing among the people. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“You left us, Usayd, until all that we had was gone. So, if you hear that provisions have come to me, come to me and remind me about the people of that household—or remind me of that.”

He waited for as long as Allah willed. Then provisions from Khaybar—barley and dates—came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, distributed them among the people. He then distributed generously among the Ansar, and then he distributed generously among the members of that household. In gratitude, Usayd said to him, “May Allah reward you, O Messenger of Allah, with the finest reward—or with goodness,” Asim being uncertain. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, then mentioned it [the foregoing hadith].

Al-Hakim said: “Its chain of transmission is authentic,” and al-Dhahabi concurred.

I say: It is as they both said. Regarding this Asim, Abu Hatim said: “He is a shaykh whose standing is that of truthfulness.” Ibn Hibban included him in al-Thiqat (7/259), and a number of trustworthy narrators transmitted from him, including Muhammad ibn al-Sabah, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Wahhab al-Hajabi, and Ali ibn Hujr—all three of whom transmitted this hadith from him—as well as Yaqub ibn Muhammad al-Zuhri, as stated in al-Tahdhib, and Abu Mus'ab—namely, Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri al-Madini, as stated in al-Jarh. Accordingly, Ibn Ma'in’s statement concerning him:

وابن عدي في "الكامل " (٥/١٨٧٩) ، ومن طريقه: البيهقي في "شعب الإيمان " (٦/٥٢٠/٩١٣٦) ، وكذا النسائي في "فضائل الصحابة" (٢٤٠) من طرق عن عاصم بن سويد بن يزيد بن جارية الأنصاري قال: ثنا يحيى بن سعيد عن أنس ابن مالك قال: أتى أسيد بن الحضير النقيب الأشهلي إلى رسول الله ﷺ، فكلمه في أهل بيت من بني ظَفَر عامتهم نساء، فقسم لهم رسول الله ﷺ من شيء قسمه بين الناس، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: "تركتنا يا أسيد! حتى ذهب ما في أيدينا، فإذا سمعت بطعام قد أتاني؛ فأتني فاذكر لي أهل ذلك البيت، أو اذكر لي ذاك ". فمكث ما شاء الله، ثم أتى رسول الله ﷺ طعام من خيبر: شعير وتمر، فقسم النبي ﷺ في الناس، قال: ثم قسم في الأنصار فأجزل، قال: ثم قسم في أهل ذلك البيت فأجزل، فقال له أسيد شاكراً له: جزاك الله أي رسول الله! أطيب الجزاء- أو خيراً؛ يشك عاصم- قال: فقال له النبي ﷺ ... فذكره. وقال الحاكم: "صحيح الإسناد"، ووافقه الذهبي. وأقول: هو كما قالا، فإن عاصماً هذا قال فيه أبو حاتم: "شيخ محله الصدق ". وذكره ابن حبان في "الثقات " (٧/٢٥٩) ، وروى عنه جمع من الثقات؛ منهم محمد بن الصباح وعبد الله بن عبد الوهاب الحجبي وعلي بن حجر، وثلاثتهم رووا الحديث هذا عنه، ويعقوب بن محمد الزهري كما في "التهذيب "، وأبو مصعب؛ هو أحمد بن أبي بكر الزهري المدني كما في "الجرح "، وعليه؛ فقول ابن معين فيه: