Azami 11856

Ahmad (17410) narrated it from Abu Abdul-Rahman, who said, Ibn Lahia narrated to us, Abu Musab narrated to me, he said, I heard Uqba, and he related the hadith. Its chain is hasan because of Ibn Lahia, about whom there is well-known discussion, except that its narrator here, Abu Abdul-Rahman, is Abdullah bin Yazid Muqri, who is among those who heard from Ibn Lahia before his books were burned. A fair number of others corroborated him in this. Firyabi narrated it in "Sifat al-Munafiqin" (33), as did Khatib in his Tarikh (1/357), Tabarani in al-Kabir 17/(841), and Ahmad (17366), all of them through various routes from Ibn Lahia with his chain. Moreover, Ibn Lahia was not alone in narrating it, for Walid bin Mughira corroborated him, narrating from Abu Musab (who is Musharrah bin Han), from Uqba bin Amir, and he related the hadith. Bukhari narrated it in Khalq Afal Abbad (614) with his chain from Walid bin Mughira. There is some discussion about Musharrah bin Han, but his hadith is accepted as supporting evidence and corroboration.The meaning of this hadith, as Baghawi said in Sharh al-Sunnah (1/77), is, "Most of the hypocrites of this ummah are its Quran reciters," meaning that one becomes accustomed to abandoning sincerity in action, just as it has been said, "The merchant is a sinner," meaning that when the merchant becomes accustomed to lying in buying and selling, it does not mean that trade itself is sinful. Rather, it is something permitted, allowed in the sacred law. End of quote.As for what has been narrated from Abu Hurairah, who said, the Messenger of Allah said, "Seek refuge in Allah from the pit of sorrow." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the pit of sorrow?" He said, "A valley in Hell from which Hell itself seeks refuge a hundred times every day." We said, "O Messenger of Allah, who enters it?" He said, "The reciters who show off with their deeds," this is daif.Tirmidhi (2383) and Ibn Majah (256) both narrated it through routes from Ammar bin Sayf, from Abu Maan Basri, from Ibn Sirin, from Abu Hurairah, and he related it. Ibn Majah added at the end, "And indeed, among the most hated reciters to Allah are those who despise the rulers." Tirmidhi said, "This is a gharib hadith." It is as he said, for Ammar bin Sayf Dabbi is daif according to the scholars, and Abu Maan, also said to be Abu Muaz, is unknown.