as Ibn Abī Khaythamah and others said, then the narration of the first is preferred here over the narration of Hishām because it contains an addition in the isnād, and the addition from a reliable source must be accepted. Abū Dāwūd al-Ṭayālisī said about Saʿīd: he was the most knowledgeable of Qatādah's companions. Imām Aḥmad explicitly stated that the narration of Muʿammar mentioned by al-Tirmidhī is an error, as in "Sunan al-Bayhaqī." Qatādah was from Basra, and there is some weakness in what Muʿammar—who is Ibn Rāshid—narrated in Basra, as mentioned by the ḥāfiẓ in "al-Taqrīb." Thus, the only narration worthy of opposition is that of Shuʿbah. He is a reliable, precise ḥāfiẓ, and therefore, in my opinion, his narration is confirmed along with that of Saʿīd; otherwise, the narration of Saʿīd is preferred for the reasons we mentioned. And Allāh knows best. Then I saw that al-Ḥākim included the ḥadīth in "al-Mustadrak" (1/187) from both perspectives, from Shuʿbah and from Saʿīd, then said: both isnāds meet the criteria of authenticity, and al-Dhahabī agreed with him. Some weak narrators have narrated it from Qatādah in another form with different wording; see it in "al-Ḍaʿīfah" (5042).

"When he intended to fulfill a need, he would not lift his garment until he was close to the ground." It was recorded by Abū Dāwūd (1/3-4) and from him by al-Bayhaqī (1/96) from Wakīʿ from al-Aʿmash from a man from Ibn ʿUmar as marfūʿ. This isnād is weak due to the anonymity of the man. Then it was recorded by Abū Dāwūd, as well as al-Tirmidhī (1/21) and al-Dārimī (1/171) through two chains from ʿAbd al-Salām ibn Ḥarb al-Malāʾī from al-Aʿmash from Anas ibn Mālik with it. Al-Bayhaqī also recorded it. Abū Dāwūd commented afterward: "It is weak." Al-Tirmidhī clarified its defect, saying: "Both ḥadīths are fabricated, and it is said: al-Aʿmash did not hear from Anas nor from any of the Prophet's Companions ﷺ, although he saw Anas ibn Mālik and said: I saw him praying, and he mentioned a story about prayer." Al-Mundhirī said: "Abū Nuʿaym al-Aṣbahānī mentioned that al-Aʿmash saw Anas ibn Mālik and Ibn Abī Awfá and heard from them, and what al-Tirmidhī said is well-known."