(There is another chain) from Yahya with his chain and similar (to the previous hadith). Abu Dawud said: Hammad bin Zaid also said (the wording): "From the Sunnah" (narrating) from Yahya just as Jarir did.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاة / 960
Hadith Gradingزبیر علی زئی:صحيح, انظر الحديث السابق (958)
Hadith Takhrij« انظر حدیث رقم : (958)، (تحفة الأشراف: 7269) (صحیح) »
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
960. Commentary: The Companion of the Messenger saying «من السنة» "The Sunnah is this" is considered evidence that the hadith is marfu‘ (attributed directly to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 960