Azami 7462

Ibn Majah (3376) narrated it from Hisham bin Ammar, who said, Sulayman bin Utba narrated to us, saying, Yunus bin Maysara bin Halabas narrated to me, from Abu Idris, from Abu Darda, and he related it.Ahmad (27484) and Bazzar (2182, in Kashf Astar) also narrated it through another route from Sulayman bin Utba, and both added, "nor an undutiful child, nor one who denies predestination." Its chain of transmission is hasan because of Sulayman bin Utba Darani Dimashqi. Duhaym deemed him trustworthy and said, "The elder scholars narrated from him." Abu Hatim said, "There is no harm in him, and he is regarded favorably among the people of Damascus." The rest of its narrators are trustworthy Levantines, and Abu Idris is Aidullah Khawlani.On this subject there is also a report from Abu Musa Ashari, that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Three will not enter paradise, one addicted to wine, one who severs family ties, and one who believes in magic. Whoever dies addicted to wine, Allah will give him to drink from the river of Ghuta." He was asked, "What is the river of Ghuta?" He said, "A river flowing from the private parts of prostitutes, whose stench torments the people of hell."This was narrated by Ahmad (19569), Ibn Hibban (5346), and Hakim (4/146), all through the report of Mutamir bin Sulayman, who said, "I read to Fudayl bin Maysara the report of Abu Hurayz, that Abu Burda narrated to him the report of Abu Musa," and he related it. Hakim said, "sahih in chain of transmission." But this is not so, because its chain contains Abu Hurayz, whose name is Abdullah bin Husayn Azdi, and he is disputed. Ahmad said, "His hadith is munkar (unrecognized)." Ibn Main deemed him trustworthy in one report, and weakened him in another. Abu Zura deemed him trustworthy. Abu Hatim said, "His hadith is hasan, not munkar, and it may be recorded." Abu Dawud said, "His hadith amounts to nothing." Nasai said, "Daif." Ibn Adi said, "Most of what he narrates is not corroborated by anyone." It is likely that his statement "Whoever dies addicted to wine..." is among what no one else corroborated him on, and its wording shows clear irregularity.On this subject there is also a report from Abu Saeed Khudri, who said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Five kinds of people will not enter paradise, one addicted to wine, one who believes in magic, one who severs family ties, a fortune-teller, and one who reminds others of favors he has done them."This was narrated by Ahmad (11107), from Muawiya bin Amr, who said, Abu Ishaq narrated to us, from Amash, from Saad Tai, from Atiya bin Saad, from Abu Saeed Khudri, and he related it. Its chain of transmission is daif because of Atiya bin Saad, who is Awfi. Haythami identified this as its flaw in Majma (5/74).Ahmad also narrated it (11222, 11398) through two other routes from Yazid bin Abu Habib, from Mujahid, from Abu Saeed Khudri, from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and in another version he said, "I think it is from Abu Saeed," that he said, "One who reminds others of favors, an undutiful child, and one addicted will not enter paradise." In it is Yazid bin Abu Habib Qurashi, who is daif, and moreover Mujahid did not hear directly from Abu Saeed Khudri. Another flaw is that he attributed it only as a stopped saying of Abu Saeed himself.As for what is reported from Ibn Abbas, who said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever meets Allah as one addicted to wine will meet Him like a worshiper of idols," this is munkar. Ibn Hibban (5347) narrated it from Hasan bin Sufyan, who said, Ahmad bin Miqdam Ajli narrated to us, who said, Abdullah bin Khirash bin Hawshab narrated to us, who said, Awwam bin Hawshab narrated to us, from Saeed bin Jubayr, from Ibn Abbas, who said, and he related it. This chain of transmission is very daif, its flaw being Abdullah bin Khirash. Bukhari and Abu Hatim said, "His hadith is munkar (unrecognized)." Abu Hatim further said, "His hadith is discarded, and daif." Abu Zura said, "He amounts to nothing, and his hadith is daif." Ibn Adi cited this hadith along with other hadiths of his in Kamil (4/1525), then said at the end of his biographical entry, "Most of what he narrates is not preserved."This was then contradicted in its chain of transmission, for Ahmad (2453) narrated it from Aswad bin Amir, who said, Hasan bin Salih narrated to us, from Muhammad bin Munkadir, who said, "It was narrated to me from Ibn Abbas," and he related it. Its narrators are trustworthy, but there is an unidentified narrator in its chain of transmission.Likewise, what is reported from Abu Hurairah is not sound, that he said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "One addicted to wine is like a worshiper of idols." Ibn Majah (3375) narrated it via the route of Muhammad bin Sulayman Ibn Asbahani, from Suhayl, from his father, from Abu Hurairah, and he related it. In it is Muhammad bin Sulayman Asbahani, whom Nasai weakened. Abu Hatim said, "There is no harm in him, his hadith may be recorded but not relied upon as proof." Ibn Adi said, "He has little hadith material, and he erred in more than one instance."He then contradicted a trustworthy narrator. Daraqutni said in Ilal (10/115), "Sulayman bin Bilal contradicted him, narrating it from Suhayl, from Muhammad bin Ubaydullah, from his father, from the Prophet ﷺ, as Ibn Abu Maryam related it from him." Bayhaqi narrated it through this same route in Shuab (5208), then said, "This is how it appears in my book, Muhammad bin Ubaydullah." Bukhari mentioned it in Tarikh (1/129) from Ismail bin Abu Uways, from his brother, from Suhayl bin Abu Salih, from Muhammad bin Abdullah, from his father, and he related it in this way.This makes clear that Muhammad bin Sulayman bin Asbahani followed the more common but mistaken path, and that what is actually preserved is the narration of Sulayman bin Bilal Taymi and others. This is the preserved route. In it, Muhammad bin Abdullah and his father are unknown. That is why Bukhari said, following this hadith, "The hadith of Abu Hurairah on this matter is not sound."