Azami 4233

Abu Dawud (5108) narrated it from Nasr bin Ali and Ubaydullah bin Umar Jushami, who both said, Khalid bin Harith narrated to us, Saeed narrated to us, Nasr said, Ibn Abu Aruba, from Qatada, from Abu Nahik, from Ibn Abbas, and he mentioned it. Its isnad is hasan because of Abu Nahik, who is Uthman bin Nahik. Ibn Hibban and Abu Ahmad Hakim both deemed him trustworthy.As for Bukhari's statement, as Tirmidhi transmitted it from him in Ilal al-Kabir (2/923), he said, I asked Muhammad, meaning Bukhari, about this hadith, and he said, "Saeed bin Abu Aruba links this hadith with a continuous chain going back to Qatada, while others say the opposite, and do not link it with a continuous chain." In this there is an indication that he gives preference to the version that stops at the companion or the one with a broken chain going back to the Prophet without a companion in between.Saeed bin Abu Aruba, even though he was described as having become confused in his later years, was trustworthy before that, and he is among the most reliable narrators when it comes to Qatada. So his addition is acceptable, and being contradicted by others who differ from him does not harm it. Meanwhile, up to now I have not come across any narration from Qatada other than that of Saeed bin Abu Aruba. Abu Yaala narrated it in his Musnad in two places (2536) and (2755) from Ubaydullah bin Umar Qawariri, from Khalid bin Harith, who said, Saeed, that is, Ibn Abu Aruba, narrated to us, from Qatada, with his isnad, similarly.