1؎: Imam Mundhiri says that perhaps Abu Dawud has included this hadith in this chapter because the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would attribute people only to the religion, so that through this hadith he may guide people to use the words that have come in the Book and the Sunnah, and prevent people from using words and expressions of ignorance, just as the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used «عشاء» in place of «عتمہ». And this hadith is mursal (disconnected); Zayd ibn Aslam did not hear from Aisha radi Allahu anha. (Awn al-Ma‘bud 13/227)
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: The purpose is that in general conversation and matters, one should give importance to religious affiliation. One should avoid affiliations of ignorance (jahiliyyah), as has been mentioned in the aforementioned ahadith.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4987