Azami 4225

Abu Dawud (1645) and Tirmidhi (2327) both narrated it from the hadith of Bashir bin Salman, from Sayyar Abu Hamza, from Tariq, from Ibn Masud, and he related it.The wording given is Abu Dawud's, while Tirmidhi's wording reads, "Whoever is struck by poverty and brings it before people, his poverty will not be relieved, but whoever is struck by poverty and brings it before Allah, Allah will soon provide for him with provision, whether swift or delayed."Tirmidhi said, hasan sahih gharib, and Hakim graded it sahih (408/1).I say, it is hasan only. There has been disagreement concerning this Sayyar. In Abu Dawud's version he is attributed to Abu Hamza, and this is correct. This is also what Imam Ahmad confirmed as correct (4220) in his narration from Abdul-Razzaq, from Sufyan, from Bashir, where he said, "This is the correct view, Sayyar Abu Hamza. As for Sayyar Abu Hakam, he never narrated anything from Tariq bin Shihab." Sufyan was not alone in this attribution, for Ibn Mubarak also followed him in narrating from Bashir, as found in Abu Dawud. As for Tirmidhi, Hakim, and others, they did not attribute him at all.Imam Ahmad also narrated it (3696) from Waki, from Bashir, and said, Sayyar Abu Hakam. Bukhari held the view that it was Sayyar Abu Hakam, because he had heard from Tariq bin Shihab, but Daraqutni said, "This is a mistake on his part." Muslim, Nasai, Dulabi, and others followed Bukhari in holding that he was Sayyar Abu Hakam.Ibn Hajar mentioned all of this in Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, in the biography of Sayyar Abu Hakam, who is trustworthy and one of the narrators used by the major hadith compilers. If what Bukhari said were established, the hadith would be sahih.As for Sayyar Abu Hamza, I have not found anyone who vouched for his trustworthiness, except that Ibn Hibban mentioned him in Thiqat (421/6), saying, "From the people of Kufa," and he mentioned no narrator from him other than Abdul-Malik bin Saeed bin Abjar. However, this entry is not found in all copies of Ibn Hibban's work, for the editor's note, "This entry is from Za and Mim," indicates that it does not appear in the other copies. This is why Ibn Hajar disagreed with Mizzi, who had attributed it to Ibn Hibban. Ibn Hajar said, "I did not find any mention of Abu Hamza in Ibn Hibban's Thiqat."As for his saying, "brings it before people," this means presenting it to them in order to relieve his poverty.As for his saying, "by a swift death," this means an imminent death, or his own death, through which he becomes free of any need for wealth.Or "swift sufficiency" means that Allah brings it to him through hidden means unknown to him, such as gifts, prizes, and the like. This is what is alluded to in Allah's saying, "And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out, and He will provide for him from where he does not expect" [Talaq 65:2–3].In Tirmidhi's version, "or delayed" (with the hamza) means that Allah delays his sufficiency for his own benefit, without his even realizing it.As for what has been narrated from Firasi, that he said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Shall I ask, O Messenger of Allah?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "No, but if you must ask, then ask righteous people."Abu Dawud (1646) and Nasai (2588) both narrated it from Qutayba bin Saeed, who said, Layth bin Saad narrated to us, from Jafar bin Rabia, from Bakr bin Sawada, from Muslim bin Makhshi, from Ibn Firasi, from his father, and he related it.Ahmad also narrated it (18945) through this same route. In it, Muslim bin Makhshi is someone from whom only Bakr bin Sawada narrated, and no one vouched for his trustworthiness, yet Ibn Hibban still included him in Thiqat, following his usual practice of vouching for unidentified narrators. Ibn Firasi likewise had no one narrate from him except Muslim bin Makhshi, so he too is unknown.As for Firasi, with the fa vowelled as a kasra, he was a companion, and the name is an attribution to the tribe of Banu Firas bin Malik bin Kinana. His actual name is not known.