Hadith 3662
‘Ahmad bin Mani’ and several other narrators narrated to us,’ they all say: Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah narrated to us, and Sufyan narrated from ‘Abdul-Malik bin ‘Umair in the same manner. © Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah used to practice tadlis in this hadith; sometimes he mentioned «عن زائدة عن عبد الملك بن عمير» in it and sometimes he did not mention «عن زائدة» in it,
2- Ibrahim bin Sa’d narrated this hadith from Sufyan Thawri, Sufyan from ‘Abdul-Malik bin ‘Umair, ‘Abdul-Malik from Hilal, the freed slave of Rubay’, Hilal from Rubay’, and Rubay’ from Hudhaifah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),
3- This hadith has also come from Rubay’ through another chain, which he narrated from Hudhaifah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),
4- Salim An’ami al-Kufi narrated this hadith from Rubay’ bin Hirash, from Hudhaifah.
Hadith 3799
Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when he said: "I do not know how long I will remain among you (i.e., how many days I will live), so follow these two after me" (and he pointed towards Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both), "and follow the way of Ammar, and consider whatever Ibn Mas'ud tells you to be true." 1. © Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- This hadith is Hasan (good),
2- Ibrahim bin Sa'd has also narrated this hadith, through the route: «سفيان الثوري عن عبد الملك بن عمير عن هلال مولى ربعي عن ربعي عن حذيفة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم» in a similar manner, and Salim Muradi Kufi has narrated it through the route: «عمرو بن هرم عن ربعي ابن حراش عن حذيفة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم» in a similar manner.