Hadith 309

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُسْهِرٍ ، عَنْ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، قَالَ : " كَانَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ تُسْتَحَاضُ فَكَانَ زَوْجُهَا يَغْشَاهَا " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وقَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ : مُعَلَّى ثِقَةٌ ، وَكَانَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ لَا يَرْوِي عَنْهُ ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْظُرُ فِي الرَّأْيِ .
Ikrimah said: Umm Habibah had a prolonged flow of blood ; her husband used to cohabit with her. Abu Dawud said: Yahya bin Main has pronounced Mu'alla (a narrator of this tradition) as trustworthy. But Ahmad bin Hanbal would not report (traditions) from him because he exercised personal opinion.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الطهارة / 309
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف لإرساله, وانظر (ح 305), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 26
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
309. Commentary:
It is mentioned in the introduction to Fath al-Bari that they would narrate only those ahadith which were in accordance with opinion and analogy, and they would also make mistakes.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 309