Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #27999

Abu Kurayb narrated to us, Muhammad bin Al-Ala narrated to us, Abu Bakr bin Ayyash narrated to us, on the authority of Abu Hamza Al-Thumali, on the authority of Al-Sha’bi, on the authority of Umm Hani bint Abu Talib, she said, “The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, came to me and said, ‘Do you have anything?’ I said, ‘No, except dried crumbs and vinegar.’” So the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, “My relatives, for no human being has the lowest house in which there is vinegar.” Abu Issa said, “This is a good hadith that is strange from this perspective, no.” We know him from the hadith of Umm Hani, except from this direction. Abu Hamza al-Thumali’s name is Thabit ibn Abi Safiya and Umm Hani’s name. She died some time after Ali bin Abi Talib. I asked Muhammad about this hadith and he said, “I do not know of anyone hearing anything from Al-Sha’bi from Umm Hani.” So I said: Abu Hamza, how is it with you? Then Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: He spoke about it, and in my opinion it is close to the hadith.