Sayyiduna Amr bin Shu'aib (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated from his father, and he from his grandfather: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) to Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi' with a new marriage contract."
Hadith Referenceسنن سعید بن منصور / كتاب الطلاق / 3286
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«إسناده ضعيف، وأخرجه الحاكم فى «مستدركه» برقم: 6758، والترمذي فى «جامعه» برقم: 1142، وابن ماجه فى «سننه» برقم: 2010، وسعيد بن منصور فى «سننه» ترقيم الدرالسلفية برقم:، 2109، والبيهقي فى«سننه الكبير» برقم: 14180، والدارقطني فى «سننه» برقم: 3625، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 7057، وعبد الرزاق فى «مصنفه» برقم: 12648، والطحاوي فى «شرح معاني الآثار» برقم: 5264، والطبراني فى«الكبير» برقم: 456» قال ابن عبدالبر: حجاج بن أرطاة لا يحتج بحديثه، نصب الراية لأحاديث الهداية: (3 / 208)
Brief Explanation
Explanation: There are two points worth considering in this narration: it is in contradiction to the previous two narrations (2107 and 2108); there, the original marriage was maintained, whereas here, it is stated that a new marriage contract was conducted. This narration is weak in its chain (due to Hajjaj ibn Artaah) and is also in opposition to narrations established with authentic chains from before, therefore it will not be considered the preferred view.
The preferred view is this: The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam returned Sayyidah Zaynab radi Allahu anha to Abu al-As after he accepted Islam, without a new marriage contract—he maintained the original marriage.