The Shaykh: Al-Albani directs the Shaykh to other routes for the hadith of 'Amr ibn Huzam, in which it is said

The student: A hadith was reported to him in the first volume, page one hundred and eighty-two, stating: "And Ahmad narrated it with a valid chain from 'Amr ibn Huzam, who said: 'The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me leaning on a grave, so do not harm the occupant of this grave.'" So I did a quick search, actually, and I was driving in the car with "Rulings on Funerals" and it was not mentioned there! So today, after Fajr, like this, I said: By Allah, let me look, because if there is a ruling other than validity, I will inform the brothers in the next lesson, if Allah wills.

The Shaykh: What page?
The student: Page one hundred and eighty-two, my Shaykh.

The Shaykh: Which volume?
The student: The first volume.

The Shaykh : One hundred.
The student: And one hundred and eighty-two.

The Shaykh: One hundred and eighty-two.
The student: Then I searched, my Shaykh, naturally this morning, and I found that you had published it.

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: In "Al-Mishkat," one thousand seven hundred and twenty-one.

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Of course, my Shaykh, you weakened it, and you denied its existence in the Musnad based on the copy we have in hand.

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: And as you say, my Shaykh, and we have memorized from you, if Allah wills, in knowledge and action: "That knowledge does not accept stagnation."

The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The student: So I searched and searched, and by the grace of Allah, I obtained it from the ends of the Musnad by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar.

The Shaykh : Very good.
The student: Yes, so I have now written down its chains for you, my Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: And I found it in al-Hakim and al-Tahawi and such things, so I want to send them to you via fax, because they are a bit long, so that you can reflect on them.

The Shaykh : Fine, may Allah reward you with good.
The student : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : And thank you.
The student: So are you opening the fax now, my professor?

The Shaykh: Yes, just a moment.
The student : Oh God.

The Shaykh: So far, it is valid.
The student : What Allah willed.

The Shaykh: Yes, but I have not finalized it; I am gathering my thoughts.
The student: May Allah make it easy.

The Shaykh: I am reviewing the sources.
The student : What Allah willed.

The Shaykh: Yes.
The student: We ask Allah to bless you, my Shaykh.

The Shaykh: May Allah preserve you. I found the validation that Sa'd ibn Hasan Khan transmitted.
The student: The Hafiz.

The Shaykh: Yes.
The student: The words of the Hafiz?

The Shaykh: No, Sa'd ibn Hasan Khan mentioned that its chain is valid.
The student: From whom?

The Shaykh: Yes, he did not attribute it to anyone.
The student: Yes, but?

The Shaykh: But I found it in al-Fath.
The student: I am telling you, it is from the words of the Hafiz.

The Shaykh: Yes.
The student: This settled in my heart, my Shaykh, glory be to Allah...

The Shaykh: I found it in al-Fath.
The student : Praise be to Allah.

The Shaykh: Yes, and I found it attributed to Ahmad in more than one source.
The student : Yes.

The Shaykh: Which makes it likely that the printed Musnad today has a gap.
The student: Ah, my Shaykh, it is the decisive evidence in my opinion, because the chains are from the ends of the Musnad.

The Shaykh : How?
The student: The chains that are from the ends of the Musnad.

The Shaykh: The chains?
The student: The chains that I copied for you on the paper are from the ends of the Musnad.

The Shaykh: When?
The student: This morning.

The Shaykh: About this hadith?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh: I understand, but I am saying that, for example, the ends of the Musnad by al-Haythami.
The student: By al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar.

The Shaykh: By al-Haythami?
The student: Ah, excuse me, you mean al-Ghaya, my Shaykh?

The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : Yes.

The Shaykh: I did not bring it.
The student: I did not bring it.

The Shaykh: It is not in al-Majma', al-Mundhiri did not bring it, so it means the copies have varied since ancient times.
The student: You are right, this is correct.

The Shaykh: Yes, that is the point.
The student : This is correct.

The Shaykh: In any case, I have just started; I took out the paper and put the number of the Sahih Collection.
The student : What Allah willed.

The Shaykh: And I started recording the hadith.
The student : Praise be to Allah.

The Shaykh: After I organized the sources, because the sources are divided into categories.
The student: Yes, Shaykh.

The Shaykh: I found it - also - in "Asad al-Ghaba."
The student: Good, and Ibn Ghazi, Ibn Huzam.

The Shaykh: And in "Al-Ma'rifah" by Abu Nu'aym.
The student: Good, the manuscript copy, my Shaykh?

The Shaykh: The photographed one, yes.
The student : Yes, very good.

The Shaykh: Yes.
The student: Okay, what about "Al-Ahad wa al-Mathani" by the way?

The Shaykh: By Allah, we will review it; it is not that...
The student: It did not come to mind?

The Shaykh: It did not come to me, because this 'Amr ibn Huzam has more than one hadith.
The student: But his habit, my Shaykh, is to mention, for example, more than one hadith without being committed to the name of his book.

The Shaykh: By the title, you mean?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh: In any case, we will review it.
The student: It is not in Ibn Huzam; the book is in front of me.

The Shaykh: Yes.
The student: Neither 'Amr ibn Huzam nor 'Amirah ibn Huzam.

The Shaykh : Yes, that is it.
The student: I reviewed it now; it is not there.

The Shaykh : Fine, may Allah reward you with good.
The student : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Welcome.
The student: May Allah reward you with good. Do you advise us about something, my professor?

The Shaykh: May you be safe, may Allah preserve you.
The student: May Allah strengthen you.

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The student : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.