Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 2909

Ma'di bin Sulayman, who is a thiqah (trustworthy) narrator, says: I went to Mutayr to ask him about the hadith narrated by Sayyiduna Dhu al-Yadayn. I came to him and asked him about it, but he was a very old man who, because of his old age, could not complete what he was saying. His son Shu'ayb said: "Yes, O my father! You narrated to me that you met Sayyiduna Dhu al-Yadayn at Dhu Khushub, and he narrated to you that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in one of the two afternoon prayers and gave salam after two rak'ahs (the narrator says: it was the Asr prayer). The hasty people went out, and among those present were Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Dhu al-Yadayn said: 'Has the prayer been shortened, or have you forgotten?' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'It has neither been shortened, nor have I forgotten.' Then he turned to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked: 'What is Dhu al-Yadayn saying?' They both said: 'O Messenger of Allah! He is speaking the truth.' So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went back, the people stood up, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in two rak'ahs; then he gave salam and performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness." In one narration the wording is: Shu'ayb, the son of Mutayr, narrated this hadith to me while Mutayr was present there, and he confirmed his son's account. When he asked: "How had I narrated it to you?" his son said: "O my father! You met Sayyiduna Dhu al-Yadayn at Dhu Khushub," and after that the narrator narrated the hadith as before. Abdullah bin Ahmad recorded both narrations among the additions he made to the Musnad; its chain contains a narrator, Ma'di bin Sulayman, about whom Abu Hatim said: He is a shaykh, and al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) graded him da'if (weak).