“I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say to him: ‘You will not die until the rebellious faction kills you. You will drink a draught of diluted milk, which will be your final provision from this world.’”

Al-Ḥākim recorded it (3/391), as did al-Khaṭīb in al-Tārīkh (8/274–275). Al-Ḥākim said:

“An authentic hadith with an elevated chain of transmission.”

That is what he said! Al-Dhahabī agreed with his declaration of its authenticity. As for Ḥabbah al-ʿUranī, the majority regarded him as weak, while Ibn Ḥibbān was inconsistent in his judgment of him. See our annotation to his biographical entry in my book Taysīr al-Intifāʿ (Facilitating Benefit); may Allah make it easy for me to complete it.

As for Muslim ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Aʿwar, this is how it appears in al-Mustadrak: “ibn ʿAbd Allāh.” The correct form is “Abū ʿAbd Allāh,” for this was his kunyah, while his father’s name was Kaysān. Thus, he was Muslim Abū ʿAbd Allāh ibn Kaysān, and there is consensus that he was weak. For this reason, al-Dhahabī said in al-Kāshif:

“Very weak.”

Perhaps, then, the aforementioned authentication was based only on its previously cited chains. This is why al-Haythamī said in al-Majmaʿ (9/297):

“Al-Ṭabarānī reported it, and its chain includes Muslim ibn Kaysān al-Aʿwar, who is weak.”

The other corroborating report is narrated by Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān ibn Abī al-Rajāʾ al-Hāshimī: Abū Maʿshar narrated to us; Jaʿfar ibn ʿAmr al-Ḍamrī narrated to us from Abū Sinān al-Duʾalī—a Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ—who said:

“I saw ʿAmmār ibn Yāsir call for a drink. A cup of milk was brought to him, and he drank from it. Then he said:”