His father had been a soothsayer during the days of ignorance. He said, "I entered the mosque during the rule of Uthman bin Affan, and there was an old man with a white head and beard narrating from Muaz from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He then mentioned the hadith.
حدثنا عبد الأعلى عن يونس عن حميد بن هلال
وكان أبوه كاهنا في الجاهلية قال دخلت المسجد في إمارة عثمان بن عفان فإذا شيخ أبيض الرأس واللحية يحدث عن معاذ عن رسول الله ﷺ فذكر الحديث
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Its isnad is sahih, and it is like the preceding one.