This tradition has also been transmitted by Yala bin Umayyah through a different chain of narrators. This version adds The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded him to take it off (the tunic) and to take a bath twice or thrice. The narrator then transmitted the rest of the tradition.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1821. Commentary:
➊ The narrator of the hadith is the same Ata, whose narrations have appeared above. His father's name is Umayyah and his mother's name is Muniyyah.
➋ After knowing the ruling of the Shariah, there is no room for hesitation or delay in it.
➌ For the aforementioned mistakes committed out of forgetfulness, expiation (fidya) is not obligatory.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1821