Azami 2680

Imam Ahmad (7932) narrated it from Yazid bin Harun, who said, Hammam informed us, from Qatada, from Abu Maymuna, from Abu Hurairah, and he mentioned it. Its chain is sahih. Ibn Hibban graded it sahih (508, 259), and so did Hakim (4/129), and both of them narrated it through Hammam, that is, Ibn Yahya Awdhi, with the same wording, except that Hakim did not mention the first part of the hadith. Ahmad also narrated it through other chains from Hammam, see (8295, 8296, 10399).Haythami said in al-Majma (5/16), "Ahmad narrated it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except for Abu Maymuna, and he is trustworthy."I say, it is as he said, for Abu Maymuna Farsi Madani Abbar is trustworthy. Nasai declared him trustworthy, Ajli said, "A Madani follower of the Companions, trustworthy," and Ibn Main said, "Abu Maymuna Abbar is sound." Bukhari, Abu Hatim, Muslim, and Hakim Abu Ahmad distinguished between Abu Maymuna Abbar, who narrated from Abu Hurairah and from whom Qatada narrated, and Abu Maymuna Farsi, whose name was Sulaym, from whom Abu Nadr and others narrated.I say, the Abu Maymuna we have here is the Madani Abbar, and he is trustworthy as you have seen, for he is the one whom Nasai and others declared trustworthy, and he is among the narrators of the Sunan works. As for the statement of Daraqutni, "Abu Maymuna, from Abu Hurairah, from whom Qatada narrated, is unknown and should be disregarded," the argument belongs to the one who knows, over the one who does not know, as is well established. As for Abu Maymuna Farsi, whom Daraqutni declared trustworthy among those known by kunyas, who is this person? For the one from whom Yahya bin Abu Kathir, Qatada, Hilal bin Abu Maymuna, and Abu Nadr narrated is our man, Abbar, who is trustworthy, and he is the one meant here.