Bulugh al-Maram — Hadith #52373

And in the collections of Ahmad, Abu Dawud, and al-Tirmidhi, on the authority of Ibn Abbas: “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) designated al-‘Aqiq as the miqat for the people of the East.”¹ This hadith is weak. It was narrated by Ahmad (3205), Abu Dawud (1740), and al-Tirmidhi (832) through the chain of transmission of Yazid ibn Abi Ziyad, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdullah ibn Abbas, on the authority of his grandfather. Al-Tirmidhi said: “This is a hasan hadith.” I say: No. Yazid is weak, and the hadith has a break in its chain of transmission, as Muhammad ibn Ali did not hear from his grandfather, as stated by Muslim and Ibn al-Qattan. Furthermore, Shaykh Shakir (may God have mercy on him) authenticated this hadith and offered unconvincing explanations for these two defects.