Sayyiduna Abu al-Tufayl (may Allah be pleased with him) states: Once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was travelling, and a man was going ahead of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), checking whether there was anything on the road that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would dislike, so that if there were, he would remove it. Meanwhile an old woman appeared. After this the narrator mentioned the full hadith.
(Allamah Haythami says:) I say:
This narration is mentioned in the biography of Sayyiduna Abu al-Tufayl (may Allah be pleased with him), and the narration before it is mentioned in the biography of Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him). I could not determine from whom it is actually transmitted. And Allah knows best.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الإيمان / 364
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الامام الطبراني فى معجمه الاوسط 5978 ، أخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 5975»