“He is Damrah ibn Habib al-Zuhri of Homs, whom Ibn Ma‘in declared trustworthy.”
However, he said nothing about the hadith and did not clarify its rank. Yet it is undoubtedly authentic, as readers will see from this documentation, which I believe no one has preceded me in compiling. All praise is due to Allah, at the beginning and at the end. *
- “Had I been in his place, I would have hastened to respond and would not have sought an excuse.”
Ahmad (2/346 and 389), Ibn Jarir al-Tabari in his Exegesis (12/139), and al-Hakim (2/346–347) reported it through Muhammad ibn ‘Amr, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said—and he recited this verse:
“Return to your master and ask him about the women who cut their hands. Indeed, my Lord is Knowing of their plot.”
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, then said it. Al-Hakim said:
“Authentic according to the criteria of Muslim.”
Al-Dhahabi concurred with him.
I say: Rather, it is only good, because Muslim narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Amr only in corroborative reports, and there is some deficiency in his retention. Al-Tirmidhi graded more than one of his hadiths as good, including this one; and he narrated it in a similar but more complete form. It has already preceded under no. 1617. Its basis was reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim, and it has also passed under no. 1867; see no. 1945. *
- “He used to say: ‘O Allah, benefit me through what You have taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and grant me knowledge by which You will benefit me.’”
Al-Hakim (1/510) reported it, as did al-Bayhaqi from him in The Major Book of Supplications (157–158), and al-Tabarani in Supplication (3/1455/1405), through ‘Abdullah ibn Wahb, who said: Usamah ibn Zayd informed me that Sulayman ibn Musa related to him from Makhul that he entered upon Anas ibn