His memory weakened at the end (of his life).

His memory weakened at the end (of his life).[^8] ‘Allamah al-Albani agrees on his trustworthiness, but with a mistaken reservation: حدثنا أسود حدثنا حماد بن سلمة عن قتادة عن عكرمة عن ابن عباس ورجاله كلهم ثقات رجال مسلم، لكن حماد بن سلمة مع جلالة قدره في حديثه عن غير ثابت شيء، ولذلك لم يخرج له مسلم إلا ما كان من روايته عن ثابت، ولذلك قال الحافظ في "التقريب" :"ثقة عابد، أثبت الناس في ثابت، وتغير حفظه بآخره. Aswad – Hamad b.

Salamah – Qatadah – ‘Ikrimah – Ibn ‘Abbas: Its narrators are all thiqah (trustworthy) , narrators of ( Sahih ) Muslim. However, despite that high status of Hamad, in his ahadith from other than Thabit, there is a problem. This is why (Imam) Muslim never records his ahadith except those from Thabit . This is (also) why al-Hafiz says in al-Taqrib : “ Thiqah (trustworthy), ‘abid (a great worshipper of Allah), the most reliable person with regards to Thabit.

His memory weakened at the end (of his life)”.[^9] The above submission is inaccurate, actually. Imam Muslim (d. 261 H) has, for instance, recorded this chain: حدثنا هداب بن خالد الأزدي حدثنا حماد بن سلمة عن سماك بن حرب قال سمعت جابر بن سمرة Hadab b. Khalid al-Azdi – Hamad b. Salamah – Simak b. Harb – Jabir b. Samurah[^10] As we shall soon prove, ‘Allamah al-Albani himself also accepts that Hamad authentically transmitted from Simak. Concerning the last narrator, Simak, Imam al-Dhahabi (d.

748 H) says: سماك بن حرب أبو المغيرة الهذلي الكوفي. صدوق …. قلت: قد احتج مسلم] به [في روايته، عن جابر بن سمرة، والنعمان بن بشير، وجماعة. Simak b. Harb, Abu al-Mughirah al-Hazali al-Kufi: Saduq (very truthful) .... I say: Muslim had relied [upon him] as a hujjah in his reports , from Jabir b. Samurah, al-Nu’man b. Bashir, and a group of others.[^11] So, the chain is sahih upon the standard of Sahih Muslim . Imam Ahmad (d.

241 H) further records حدثنا عبد الله حدثني أبي ثنا عبد الصمد وعفان قالا ثنا حماد المعني عن سماك عن أنس بن مالك: أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم بعث ببراءة مع أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه فلما بلغ ذا الحليفة قال عفان لا يبلغها إلا أنا أو رجل من أهل بيتي فبعث بها مع علي ‘Abd Allah – my father (Ahmad b. Hanbal) ‘Abd al-Samad and ‘Affan – Hamad al-Ma’ni – Simak – Anas b.

Malik: Verily, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sent Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, with Barat (to Makkah).