“He did not meet his grandfather Ali.” Al-Ala'i cited this in Jami' al-Tahsil fi Ahkam al-Marasīl (p. 294/539). Accordingly, its chain is interrupted; and Allah knows best. The hadith concerning the prescribed times of prayer referred to above is referenced in al-Irwa' (1/271).

4—As for the hadith of Aishah, Hisham ibn Urwah narrated it from his father, from her; and a group narrated it from Hisham.

The first was Yahya ibn Sulaym, from him.

Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Du'a (2/1478/1453).

I say: This Yahya is al-Ta'ifi. Although he was among the narrators of the two Shaykhs, scholars criticized him on account of his memory. In al-Taqrib, al-Hafiz summarized the statements of the hadith authorities concerning him as follows: “Truthful, poor in memory.”

Thus, the chain is good, at least for corroborating reports.

The second was Bakr ibn Sulaym al-Sawwaf, from him.

Ibn Adi recorded it in al-Kamil (2/30) and said—after citing other hadiths of his: “Most of what he narrates is unpreserved, and no one corroborates him in it. He is among the weak narrators whose hadith is recorded.”

I say: A narrator like him may be cited as supporting evidence. Al-Hafiz alluded to this when he described him as: “Acceptable.”

Yet Abu Hatim said of him: “A shaykh whose hadith is recorded.”