The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, stood only because a Jewish funeral bier passed by him, and he said: “Its odor troubled me.”

I say: This is an authentic chain meeting the criteria of al-Bukhari and Muslim. Ḥusayn was the son of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib and the grandfather of Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī, who narrated from him and was known as Abū Jaʿfar al-Bāqir. Al-Haythamī said regarding this hadith (3/28):

“Ahmad narrated it—and al-Ṭabarānī in al-Muʿjam al-Awsaṭ in similar wording—and its narrators are those of the Ṣaḥīḥ.”

I say: You have already learned that the chain in al-Awsaṭ is of no value; thus, reliance is upon Aḥmad’s chain.

It also has a supporting report from the hadith of ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAyyāsh ibn Abī Rabīʿah, who said:

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, stood only for that funeral bier because it was Jewish; then there was the scent of its incense, so he stood until it had passed him.

This is how al-Haythamī cited it, and he said:

“Al-Ṭabarānī narrated it in al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr. Its chain includes Abū ʿAmr al-Sadūsī, from whom no one other than Abū ʿĀmir al-ʿAqadī narrated; its remaining narrators are trustworthy.”

I say: Al-Ḥāfiẓ said concerning Abū ʿAmr al-Sadūsī:

“He is Saʿīd ibn Salamah ibn Abī al-Ḥusām; otherwise, he is unknown.”

I say: This Saʿīd is among Muslim’s narrators, though there is some weakness in him. Unless it can be established that he is indeed the same person, he remains unknown. Al-Haythamī’s aforementioned remarks suggest this as well. And Allah knows best.

The Musnad of ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAyyāsh ibn Abī Rabīʿah in al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr belongs to the portion which, to my knowledge, has not yet been printed. Therefore, I have not been able to find its chain there in order to examine