Azami 314

Ibn Khuzayma reported it in his Sahih (1685), and in Kitab Tawhid (23), and from him Ibn Hibban reported it in his Sahih (5599), from Abu Musa Muhammad bin Muthanna, who said, Amr bin Asim narrated to us, who said, Hammam narrated to us, from Qatada, from Muwarriq, from Abu Ahwas, from Abdullah, and he related it.Tirmidhi reported it (1173) through another route from Amr bin Asim with his chain, but he confined himself to the statement, "The woman is something to be concealed, so when she goes out the devil looks at her longingly," and he said, "Hasan sahih gharib."Saeed bin Bashir followed Hammam in transmitting from Qatada with his chain, and by this route Ibn Khuzayma reported it in his Sahih (1687).Mutamir bin Sulayman differed from both of them, reporting from his father, from Qatada, from Abu Ahwas, and he dropped out Muwarriq. By this route Ibn Khuzayma also reported it in his Sahih (1686), and Ibn Hibban (5598), both of them from Ahmad bin Miqdam, who said, Mutamir narrated to us, with his chain, similarly.What appears to be the case is that the hadith was reported through two routes, that at one point Qatada reported it from Muwarriq, from Abu Ahwas, and then he had the opportunity to meet Abu Ahwas himself, so he reported from him directly. This is indicated by what Ibn Hibban did in his Sahih, where he brought it out through both routes. And Allah, the Exalted, knows best.