That he heard Usayd ibn Zuhayr al-Ansari — who was among the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him — narrating from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Prayer in the mosque of Quba' is like an 'Umrah."(1)

In this chapter, there is also [a narration] from Sahl ibn Hunayf.

The hadith of Usayd is a gharib hadith.(2)

We do not know of anything authentic from Usayd ibn Zuhayr other than this hadith, and we do not know it except through the narration of Abu Usamah, from 'Abd al-Hamid ibn Ja'far.

And Abu al-Abrad — his name is Ziyad, a Medinan.(3)

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(1) Sahih due to corroborating evidence, but this chain is weak due to the unknown status of Abu al-Abrad, the freed slave of Banu Khatmah. It was also recorded by Ibn Majah (1411). It is supported by the hadith of Sahl ibn Hunayf in Ahmad's "Musnad" (15981); see the rest of its corroborating evidence there.

(2) Thus it appears in the manuscript copies before us, except for (L), though above it in (S) is written: hasan. In (L) and the copy upon which al-Mubarakfuri wrote his commentary: hasan gharib. In "Tuhfat al-Ashraf" 1/75: hasan sahih.

(3) Thus said al-Tirmidhi, and al-Hafiz al-Mizzi followed him in this in "Tahdhib al-Kamal" 9/528. Ibn Hajar objected to him in "Tahdhib al-Tahdhib," saying: The author (meaning al-Mizzi) followed al-Tirmidhi's statement in this, and it is an error. It seems he confused him with Abu al-Adbar al-Harithi, for his name is Ziyad, as stated by Ibn Ma'in, Abu Ahmad al-Hakim, Abu Bishr al-Dulabi, and others. The well-known view is that Abu al-Abrad's name is not known, and he was mentioned among those whose names are unknown by Abu Ahmad al-Hakim in "al-Kuna," Ibn Abi Hatim, and Ibn Hibban. As for al-Hakim Abu 'Abd Allah, he said in "al-Mustadrak": His name is Musa ibn Sulaym.