“Acceptable”! Yet this assessment of his is unacceptable here, in view of those whom we have mentioned above having declared him trustworthy, and because he was a second-generation Successor. For this reason, al-Dhahabi said in al-Kashif:

“Trustworthy.”

Then I found al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar himself declaring him trustworthy in al-Isabah (1/13); so all praise is due to Allah.

The hadith was also recorded by the two Sahih compilers, Ahmad, and others through other chains from Jabir, with similar wording. It is cited in al-Irwa (6/196–197). Some versions state: “May Allah bless you,” or words to that effect.

Another version states:

“You have made the right choice, Allah willing.”

In one wording:

“Why did you not marry a virgin, so that the two of you could play together and make one another laugh?!” *

3159—(Intoxicating drink comes from these two trees: the date palm and the grapevine.)

An authentic hadith narrated by Abu Kathir al-Suhaymi from Abu Hurayrah, who heard it directly from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. It has several chains through him:

The first: al-Awza'i said: Abu Kathir narrated to us, saying: I heard Abu Hurayrah say: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: … and he mentioned it.

It was recorded by Muslim (6/89), al-Tirmidhi (1876), al-Nasa'i (2/325), al-Darimi (2/113), al-Tahawi in Sharh al-Ma'ani (2/322), and Ibn Abi Shaybah in—