Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar said: "Placing the hadith before the chain of narration occurs with Ibn Khuzaymah; if there is someone in the chain about whom there is a discussion, he begins with it."

The questioner : ... He said - may Allah have mercy on him - : The Shaykh al-Islam said: "Placing the hadith before the chain of narration occurs with Ibn Khuzaymah; if there is someone in the chain about whom there is a discussion, he begins with it, and then after finishing, he mentions the chain of narration. He said: And Ibn Khuzaymah explicitly stated that whoever narrates it in a manner other than this is not in a state of being free from it." So what is your opinion, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh : I do not have a study specifically on this issue, but the Hafiz, as it is said:
If Hudham speaks, then believe her *** For the truth is what Hudham says
As for me, I have no opinion on this issue; because I have not studied it. Is there anything that results from this on the practical side, or is it just a question?

The questioner : The editor of the book corrects the wording... Ibn Khuzaymah places... so he corrects this text and corrects this hadith?

The Shaykh : Well, that is the fruit of the question, but here a clarifying question arises: Does he correct it based on the fact that this is a hadith narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah in his "Sahih," or does he correct it based on the chain of narration?

The questioner : No, based on the chain of narration.

The Shaykh : So in that case, he does not place it before or after for the editor; whether he presents the chain of narration as is mostly his practice and then the text, or reverses that as is rarely his practice, and on that basis Ibn Hajar said what he said, so there is no difference for the editor, clear?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : But if he relies on it and says: "Ibn Khuzaymah narrated it in his 'Sahih,'" and the Hafiz Ibn Hajar pointed out this point, then he would be mistaken. Is the statement clear?

The questioner : Very clear, yes.