What is the authenticity of the addition: "You do not break Your promise"?
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The questioner : The addition: Muwatta Malik 20:132 was it reported in some narrations of al-Bukhari?
The Shaykh : It is not authentic. The well-known narration of al-Bukhari is without it, but it appeared in some copies. However, one should not say "in some narrations of al-Bukhari," because that implies that al-Bukhari has at least two narrations, where this addition appears in one and not in the other. That is not the case. If that is what you mean, it is not the case.
The questioner : That is what I mean.
The Shaykh : No, that is not the case. What can be said is that this addition appeared in some copies of al-Bukhari, not in some narrations of al-Bukhari, because the hadith has only one route. Al-Bukhari narrates it from his shaykh, 'Ali ibn 'Iyash, and Ahmad also narrates it from 'Ali ibn 'Iyash, and Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi also narrates it from the route of this shaykh. They all meet with this shaykh, some directly like al-Bukhari and Ahmad, and some indirectly. The narration of al-Bukhari in the copies circulated today, and upon which the commentators of hadith rely, does not contain this addition. It only appeared in some old copies that are not known now in printed form.
As for the narration, it is only from this route: 'Ali ibn 'Iyash.
In *Musnad Ahmad*, it does not contain this addition. In the known copies of *Sahih al-Bukhari*, both old and recently printed, it does not contain this addition. This addition appeared explicitly only in a copy of *Sunan al-Bayhaqi al-Kubra* printed in India. From this perspective, it is considered anomalous (shadh) because all the routes revolved around 'Ali ibn 'Iyash. Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi did not narrate it from 'Ali ibn 'Iyash directly, but indirectly. If al-Bayhaqi himself had narrated this hadith from this shaykh directly, his addition would have been anomalous for contradicting the narration of the Imam of the Sunnah, the mountain in memorization and precision, and also for contradicting what is in *Sahih al-Bukhari* in these copies circulated today. Therefore, I do not see acting upon this addition.
The questioner : I say, O Shaykh: It does not contain an additional ruling, but rather an added phrase that does not contradict that hadith. Is it Muhammad ibn Nu' al-Tai, and not Muhammad ibn 'Awf al-Tai, who is unique in narrating it?
The Shaykh : Meaning, is he trustworthy?
The questioner : Yes, and there is no contradiction. I say, by the definition of anomaly (shudhdh), it is when a trustworthy narrator narrates what contradicts the trustworthy narrators.
The Shaykh : What does contradicting the trustworthy narrators mean, in meaning or in the addition?
The questioner : It can be in both this and that.
The Shaykh : Leave the pedantry, no.
You do not break Your promise
إنك لا تخلف الميعادThe Shaykh : It is not authentic. The well-known narration of al-Bukhari is without it, but it appeared in some copies. However, one should not say "in some narrations of al-Bukhari," because that implies that al-Bukhari has at least two narrations, where this addition appears in one and not in the other. That is not the case. If that is what you mean, it is not the case.
The questioner : That is what I mean.
The Shaykh : No, that is not the case. What can be said is that this addition appeared in some copies of al-Bukhari, not in some narrations of al-Bukhari, because the hadith has only one route. Al-Bukhari narrates it from his shaykh, 'Ali ibn 'Iyash, and Ahmad also narrates it from 'Ali ibn 'Iyash, and Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi also narrates it from the route of this shaykh. They all meet with this shaykh, some directly like al-Bukhari and Ahmad, and some indirectly. The narration of al-Bukhari in the copies circulated today, and upon which the commentators of hadith rely, does not contain this addition. It only appeared in some old copies that are not known now in printed form.
As for the narration, it is only from this route: 'Ali ibn 'Iyash.
In *Musnad Ahmad*, it does not contain this addition. In the known copies of *Sahih al-Bukhari*, both old and recently printed, it does not contain this addition. This addition appeared explicitly only in a copy of *Sunan al-Bayhaqi al-Kubra* printed in India. From this perspective, it is considered anomalous (shadh) because all the routes revolved around 'Ali ibn 'Iyash. Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi did not narrate it from 'Ali ibn 'Iyash directly, but indirectly. If al-Bayhaqi himself had narrated this hadith from this shaykh directly, his addition would have been anomalous for contradicting the narration of the Imam of the Sunnah, the mountain in memorization and precision, and also for contradicting what is in *Sahih al-Bukhari* in these copies circulated today. Therefore, I do not see acting upon this addition.
The questioner : I say, O Shaykh: It does not contain an additional ruling, but rather an added phrase that does not contradict that hadith. Is it Muhammad ibn Nu' al-Tai, and not Muhammad ibn 'Awf al-Tai, who is unique in narrating it?
The Shaykh : Meaning, is he trustworthy?
The questioner : Yes, and there is no contradiction. I say, by the definition of anomaly (shudhdh), it is when a trustworthy narrator narrates what contradicts the trustworthy narrators.
The Shaykh : What does contradicting the trustworthy narrators mean, in meaning or in the addition?
The questioner : It can be in both this and that.
The Shaykh : Leave the pedantry, no.