The third is through Hammad ibn Salamah: Muhammad ibn Amr narrated it to me.

Al-Bukhari recorded it in al-Adab al-Mufrad (no. 650), as did al-Hakim (2/142), who said:

“Authentic according to Muslim’s criteria.”

Al-Dhahabi agreed with him!

I say: It would only meet his criteria if Muslim had relied upon Muhammad ibn Amr as an authority, but that is not the case. More than one scholar has stated that he narrated from him only as corroboration; thus, the chain is merely good.

The other route is narrated by Ibrahim ibn Khuthaym ibn Irak ibn Malik: My father narrated to me from my grandfather, from Abu Hurayrah, in a report traced back to the Prophet, with the wording:

“He would often make this supplication and would scarcely ever omit it, saying: ‘O Allah, make me fear You as though I see You always ...’” The hadith in full includes the hadith under discussion.

Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Du'a (2/1466) and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat (2/17/1/6140). After attributing it to al-Awsat, al-Haythami said (10/178):

“It contains Ibrahim ibn Khuthaym ibn Irak, who is abandoned.”

I say: Due to its severe weakness, it cannot be used as corroborative evidence. (1)

2—As for the hadith of Jabir, it is narrated by Layth ibn Abi Sulaym, from Muharib ibn Dithar, from him, with the same wording. Al-Bukhari recorded it in al-Adab al-Mufrad (649), as did al-Bazzar (3194).

I say: Its narrators are trustworthy men from among the narrators of the two Shaykhs, except for this Layth, who is weak because his memory became confused. In al-Bukhari’s version, he said: