I say: Its chain of transmission is good, provided that ʿAbd al-Raḥmān retained it accurately; otherwise, Khālid ibn Maʿdān’s chain from al-Miqdām is more authentic.

Note: The name of the Companion who narrated this hadith has been omitted from al-Majmaʿ, where it consequently appears as follows: “From a man who had Companionship, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said …” I do not know whether this was due to al-Haythamī, the copyist, or the printer.

This hadith also has a corroborating report from the narration of ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr, attributed to the Prophet, with wording similar to that of Qays al-Judhāmī, except that it does not mention the third distinction. Thus, the distinctions are five, as stated in al-Majmaʿ. It says: “Al-Ṭabarānī narrated it, and its chain includes ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ziyād ibn Anʿam, who is weak.”

The final passage is corroborated by the hadith of Abū al-Dardāʾ, attributed to the Prophet, with the wording:

“The martyr will intercede for seventy members of his household.”

It was narrated by Abū Dāwūd (2522), Ibn Ḥibbān (1612), and Ibn ʿAsākir in al-Tārīkh (17/321/2), through a chain in which the status of the Successor is unknown, as explained in Ṣaḥīḥ Sunan Abī Dāwūd (2277) and al-Taʿlīq al-Raghīb (2/192).

Some of its passages have other corroborating reports in al-Majmaʿ; whoever wishes may consult them. *

3214—(The likeness of a righteous companion and an evil companion is that of the seller of musk and the blower of the bellows. As for the seller of musk, he will either give you some, or you will buy some from him, or you will find from him a pleasant fragrance. As for the blower of the bellows, he will either burn your clothes or you will find [from him] a foul smell.)

It was narrated by al-Bukhārī (2101 and 5534), Muslim (8/37–38), and Ibn Ḥibbān