It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has servants whom He keeps alive in well-being, causes to die in well-being, will raise (again) in well-being, and will admit into Paradise in well-being."
No one narrated this hadith from al-A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) except Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him), and it is not narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain; moreover, no narration of Hammad bin Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) from al-A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) is preserved other than this hadith. Hammad bin Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) has narrated from al-A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) through Hajjaj bin Artah (may Allah have mercy on him); however, it cannot be denied that he heard from al-A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) (directly), because he narrated from a group of the people of Kufah, among them Salamah bin Kuhayl (may Allah have mercy on him), Hammad bin Abi Sulayman (may Allah have mercy on him), Asim bin Bahdalah (may Allah have mercy on him), Abu Hamzah al-A'war (may Allah have mercy on him) and others.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الباء / 3103
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف جدًّا لضعف إبراهيم بن البراء
Hadith Takhrij«قال الهيثمي: فيه إبراهيم بن البراء بن النضر وهو ضعيف جدا «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 2، ص 290»»