Azami 2895

Abu Dawud (1228) narrated it from Mahmud bin Khalid, who said, "Muhammad bin Shuayb narrated to us, from Numan bin Munzir, from Ata bin Abu Rabah," and he mentioned it. Its chain of transmission is hasan because of Numan bin Munzir, who is Ghassani, Abu Wazir Dimashqi. Nasai criticized him, saying, "He is not particularly strong." Ibn Hibban mentioned him in Thiqat (7/530), and Ibn Saad said, "He transmitted many hadiths." Munziri, in Mukhtasar Abu Dawud, quoted Daraqutni as saying, "Numan bin Munzir alone transmitted it from Sulayman bin Musa, from Ata." That is the end of his statement. Daraqutni also said, "This Numan bin Munzir is Ghassani, Dimashqi, trustworthy, and his kunya is Abu Wazir." End of quote.It should be noted that Sulayman bin Musa does not appear in Sunan Abu Dawud, so the accuracy of Daraqutni's statement needs to be verified.It was also narrated from Amr bin Uthman bin Yaala bin Murrah, from his father, from his grandfather, that they were with the Prophet ﷺ on a journey. They reached a narrow pass, and the time for prayer came while rain was falling on them from above and wetness was beneath them. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave the call to prayer while on his mount, and gave the call to begin the prayer, then moved forward on his mount and led them in prayer by gesturing, making his gesture for sujud lower than his gesture for ruku.Tirmidhi (411) narrated this from Yahya bin Musa, who said, "Shababa bin Sawwar narrated to us, saying, 'Umar bin Rammah Balkhi narrated to us, from Kathir bin Ziyad, from Amr bin Uthman bin Yaala,'" and he mentioned it. Tirmidhi said, "It is gharib, transmitted solely by Umar bin Rammah, and it is known only through his narration. Several scholars have transmitted it from him. Likewise, it has been narrated from Anas bin Malik that he prayed on his mount in water and mud, and this is the practice followed among the scholars, and it is the view held by Ahmad and Ishaq." End of quote.This hadith was also narrated by Ahmad (17573) and Bayhaqi (2/7), both through the route of Umar bin Maymun bin Rammah, in similar fashion. Bayhaqi said, "Its chain of transmission contains weakness, and the integrity of some of its narrators has not been established sufficiently to warrant accepting the report. It is possible that this occurred during a moment of intense fear." End of quote.I say, perhaps he means Amr bin Uthman and his father Uthman bin Yaala bin Murrah, for neither of them is well known. Hafiz said in Taqrib, "Amr bin Uthman bin Yaala bin Murrah Thaqafi is mastur (of unverified reliability)," and regarding his father Uthman bin Yaala bin Murrah he said, "majhul (unknown)."As for what Haythami said in Majma (2/161), that Abu Dawud narrated it from the hadith of Yaala bin Murrah, this is a slip of the pen. In fact it was Tirmidhi who narrated it, and it was he who said, "Gharib, transmitted solely by Umar bin Rammah." Then Haythami's statement that its narrators are reliable means that Ibn Hibban deemed them trustworthy, otherwise among them are unknown narrators as mentioned earlier, and Ibn Hibban is known for declaring unknown narrators trustworthy, and Haythami relied on him in doing so.As for Tirmidhi's statement that it was likewise narrated from Anas bin Malik that he prayed on his mount in water and mud, this is something Tabarani narrated in Kabir from Ibn Sirin, who said, "We came with Anas bin Malik from Kufa until, when we were at Atit, morning found us with the ground covered in mud and water. So he prayed the obligatory prayer on his mount, then said, 'I have never before today prayed the obligatory prayer on my mount.'" Haythami said in Majma (2/162), "Its narrators are trustworthy."