And the objectionable nature of this hadith is evident, since it makes the sound of a rooster at night one of the things from which refuge is sought! Perhaps the phrase, “ask Allah of His bounty,” was omitted from it. And Allah knows best. *
- “The Hour will not come until a man kills his neighbour, his brother, and his father.”
Al-Bukhari transmitted it in al-Adab al-Mufrad (no. 118): Makhlad ibn Malik narrated to us; ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Mughraʾ narrated to us; Burayd ibn ʿAbd Allah narrated to us, from Abu Burdah, from Abu Musa, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: … and he then cited it.
Al-Daylami also cited it in Musnad al-Firdaws (3/168—al-Gharāʾib), on the authority of al-Hakim, in suspended form, giving his chain of transmission from Makhlad ibn Malik, with the same wording.
I say: This is a good chain of transmission. Its narrators are trustworthy narrators of al-Bukhari, apart from ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Mughraʾ, concerning whom there is disagreement. Al-Dhahabi said in al-Kashif:
“Abu Zurʿah and others declared him trustworthy, while Ibn ʿAdi considered him somewhat weak.”
Al-Hafiz said in al-Taqrib:
“Truthful, though his narrations from al-Aʿmash have been criticised.”
I say: But this narration is from someone other than al-Aʿmash, as you can see; thus, it is good, as we have stated.
Note: Al-Daylami does not include the words, “his neighbour and his father.” Al-Suyuti likewise cited it in al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir through al-Hakim’s narration in his History. Thus, he overlooked this reliable source with its elevated chain, distinguished by the scrupulous care of its author, Imam al-Bukhari, as well as this fuller wording. This likewise escaped the annotator of al-Firdaws (5/81/7520). *