Azami 13852

Abdul-Razzaq narrated it in his Musannaf (9251) from Sufyan Thawri, from Muhammad bin Ajlan, from Abu Aban bin Salih, from Khalid bin Madan, from his father, who said, then narrated it. Its chain is hasan because of Muhammad bin Ajlan, for his hadith is graded hasan. As for Madan Abu Khalid Kindi, there is disagreement about whether he was a companion. Tabarani said, "He is said to have had companionship [with the Prophet]," and Ibn Hajar relied on this, mentioning him in the first section of Isabah.Tabarani narrated it in Kabir (365/20) from Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Shuayb Rajani, who said, Muhammad bin Muamar Bahrani narrated to us, who said, Rawh bin Ubada narrated to us, who said, Ibn Jurayj narrated to us, from Ziyad, from Khalid bin Madan, from his father, from the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Allah is gentle and loves gentleness. He is pleased with it, and He helps through it in ways He does not help through harshness. So when you ride these dumb riding beasts, give them their proper rests. If the land turns barren, press on quickly across it on them, for the earth is traversed by night in ways it is not traversed by day. And beware of resting on the roadway itself, for it is the path of beasts and the shelter of snakes."Haythami said in Majma (19/8), "Tabarani narrated it, and its narrators are the narrators of Sahih." I say, I found no criticism or endorsement recorded for Tabarani's teacher Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Shuayb.Similar in meaning is what was narrated from Abdullah bin Mughafal, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah is gentle and loves gentleness, and He gives for it what He does not give for harshness." Abu Dawud (4807) and Ahmad (16802) both narrated it, through the route of Hammad bin Salama, from Yunus and Humayd, from Hasan, from Abdullah bin Mughafal, who narrated it.This Hasan is Hasan bin Abu Hasan Basri, who is known to conceal breaks in his chains of transmission, and here he narrated using the ambiguous formula "from." There is disagreement over whether he actually heard directly from Abdullah bin Mughafal.