Ibn Majah (3320) and al-Hakim recorded it as a corroborating report, and al-Hakim said: “Its chain of transmission is authentic!”
Al-Dhahabi rejected this, saying: “I say: Abdullah is very weak.”
Al-Busiri said in al-Zawa’id (200/1):
“This chain of transmission is weak because of the weakness of Abdullah ibn Sa‘id al-Maqburi.”
I say: Rather, he is abandoned, as al-Hafiz stated in al-Taqrib; thus, someone like him cannot be used for corroboration.
- The hadith of Ibn Abbas.
Al-Haythami cited it in al-Majma‘ (5/43) with the wording:
“Use the tree as a condiment—that is, olive oil—and whoever is offered perfume should take some of it.”
He said: “Al-Tabarani narrated it in al-Awsat, and its chain contains al-Nadr ibn Tahir, who is weak.”
I say: Its first clause has also occurred in some of the routes of the hadith of Umar and Abu Usayd with the wording: “Use olive oil as a condiment.” The other clause appears in a hadith of Abu Hurayrah with an authentic chain of transmission meeting Muslim’s conditions, which I included in al-Mishkah (3016).
In sum, through the combined support of the two routes of Umar and the route of Abu Sa‘id, the hadith rises, at the very least, to the level of good due to corroborating evidence. And Allah knows best.
The statement of Allah, Most High, is sufficient to establish the merit of olive oil: “Kindled from a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost shine forth even if no fire touched it.”
Olive oil has important benefits, some of which the erudite Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in Zad al-Ma‘ad. Whoever wishes may refer to it.