Mustadrak al-Hakim — Hadith 5740

(1) إسناده صحيح. وذكر شهود خباب بدرًا من قول الزهري كما سيأتي.
Grading: Its chain is sahih.
Important point: The mention of Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) taking part in the Battle of Badr is a statement of al-Zuhri (which has become included in the hadith), as will be detailed below.
وأخرجه أحمد 34/ (21053) عن علي بن عياش، بهذا الإسناد. وساق الحديث في سؤال النبي ﷺ ربَّه ثلاثَ خصالٍ.
Reference / Source: Ahmad recorded it in the Musnad (34/ 21053) via Ali bin Ayyash, with this same chain.
Details of the narration: It contains the mention that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked his Lord for three things.
وأخرجه أحمد أيضًا (21053) عن أبي اليمان، والنسائي (1334) من طريق عثمان بن سعيد بن كثير الحمصي، وبقية بن الوليد، ثلاثتهم عن شعيب بن أبي حمزة، به.
Reference / Source: Ahmad also recorded this hadith (21053) from Abu al-Yaman, and al-Nasa'i (1334) through the route of Uthman bin Sa'id bin Kathir al-Himsi and Baqiyyah bin al-Walid.
Corroborating chains and supporting reports: All three of these narrators narrate it from Shu'ayb bin Abi Hamzah, with this same chain.
وجاء عند البخاري في "تاريخه الكبير" 3/ 215: وقال علي بن عياش، حدثنا شعيب، عن الزهري: أن خبابًا شهد بدرًا حليف بن زهرة. فبيَّن البخاري أنَّ هذا الحرف من قول الزهري، فهو إذًا مدرجٌ في الخبر، وإنما هو جملةٌ معترضةٌ من قول الزهري لدى روايته حديث خبابٍ هذا.
Reference / Source: In al-Bukhari's "al-Tarikh al-Kabir" (3/ 215) these words appear: Ali bin Ayyash said: Shu'ayb narrated to us from al-Zuhri that: "Khabbab took part in Badr, and he was an ally of Banu Zuhrah."
Technical note / Defect ('illah): Here al-Bukhari made clear that this phrase (about taking part in Badr) is a statement of al-Zuhri, so it is "mudraj" (interpolated) in the report. It is in fact a parenthetical sentence that al-Zuhri said on his own account while narrating this hadith of Khabbab.