Azami 2851

Tirmidhi (402), Ibn Majah (1241), and Imam Ahmad (15879) all narrated it through the route of Yazid bin Harun, who said, "Abu Malik informed us," and then he related the hadith. Its chain of transmission is sahih. Tirmidhi said, "Hasan sahih, and it is what most scholars practice." Abu Malik's name was Saad bin Tariq bin Ashim. End of quote.I say, Tariq bin Ashim, following the pattern of "ahmar," was a companion who had several hadiths. Bukhari mentioned him in Tarikh al-Kabir (4/352) and said, "He had companionship [with the Prophet]." Ibn Saad likewise mentioned him in his Tabaqat (6/37), so it is not permissible to cast doubt on his status as a companion. Muslim said, "No one narrated from him except his son." This is stated in Taqrib.This hadith was also narrated by Nasai (1080) from Qutayba bin Saeed, from Khalaf bin Khalifa, from Abu Malik Ashjai, in the same manner. Ibn Hibban graded it sahih (1989) and narrated it from Hasan bin Sufyan, who said, "Qutayba bin Saeed narrated it to us," in the same manner. Imam Ahmad narrated it (27209) from Husayn bin Muhammad, who said, "Khalaf narrated it to us," and in it, "My father had prayed behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he was sixteen years old"... and he related the rest of the hadith in the same manner. Ahmad also narrated it similarly (27210) from Yazid bin Harun, from Abu Malik.Khalaf bin Khalifa is Ibn Sayd Ashjai, their freedman. Although his memory became confused toward the end of his life, others corroborated him in this narration. As for his statement, "O my son, this is an innovation," it refers to the continuation of qunut in the morning prayer without any calamity occurring, for it has been established that he ﷺ performed qunut in the morning prayer and other prayers during times of calamity.As for what has been narrated from Anas bin Malik, who said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ continued to perform qunut in the morning prayer until he departed from this world," this is daif. It was narrated by Abdul-Razzaq in his Musannaf (4964), and from him Imam Ahmad (12657), and through his route Daraqutni (2/39). Abdul-Razzaq said, "From Abu Jafar," meaning Razi, "from Rabi bin Anas, from Anas bin Malik," and he related it. Bayhaqi narrated it (2/2001) from Hakim through another route from Abu Jafar Razi in the same manner. Hakim said, "Its chain of transmission is sahih, its narrators are trustworthy." Turkmani responded to this, saying, "How can its chain be sahih when its narrator from Rabi, Abu Jafar Isa bin Mahan Razi, has been criticized? Ibn Hanbal and Nasai said, 'He is not strong.' Abu Zura said, 'He errs frequently.' Fallas said, 'He has poor memory.' Ibn Hibban said, 'He narrates unfamiliar reports from well-known narrators.'" End of quote.I say, it is as he said. Ibn Madini said, "He used to mix things up," and Yahya said, "He used to make mistakes." I believe that this hadith is among the things in which Abu Jafar Razi erred, for the sahih narrations from Anas state that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed qunut for a month and then abandoned it.