‘Ubayd Allah, from Nafi‘, from Ibn ‘Umar, who said: ... and he mentioned it.

Ahmad (2/108) recorded it through Ibn Abi Shaybah’s route, as did al-Darimi in his Sunan (2/120).

Al-Tirmidhi (6/148/1880) and al-Tahawi, in Sharh Ma‘ani al-Athar (2/358), also recorded it through another route from Hafs ibn Ghiyath, with the same report. Al-Tirmidhi said:

“This is an authentic, singular hadith from the narration of ‘Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Umar, from Nafi‘, from Ibn ‘Umar.”

I say: Its chain of transmission is authentic. Its narrators are trustworthy and are among the narrators used by al-Bukhari and Muslim, and it meets Muslim’s criterion, for Muslim narrated from Hafs, from ‘Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Umar.

The hadith has another route, to which al-Tirmidhi referred immediately after the statement just cited. He said:

“‘Imran ibn Hudayr narrated this hadith from Abu al-Barzi, from Ibn ‘Umar. Abu al-Barzi’s name was Yazid ibn ‘Atarad.”

I say: Ibn Abi Shaybah (4167) transmitted this with a connected chain, as did al-Darimi, al-Tahawi, al-Dulabi in al-Kuna (1/127), and al-Bayhaqi in al-Sunan (7/283), through the route of al-Tayalisi—who recorded it in his Musnad (258/1094). Ahmad (2/12) likewise recorded it through several routes from him.

I say: Its narrators are trustworthy and are among Muslim’s narrators, except Yazid ibn ‘Atarad. Ibn Abi Hatim reported from his father (4/2/281–282):

“I do not know of anyone other than ‘Imran ibn Hudayr who narrated from him, and he is not among those whose hadith may be relied upon as proof.”

I say: Yes, but that does not preclude using his report as corroborative evidence, for he was a Successor, and Ibn Hibban (5/547) declared him trustworthy. This is why Shaykh Ahmad Shakir, may Allah have mercy on him, stated categorically in his commentary on the Musnad