Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1811
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، عَنْ أَبِي خَلْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، قَالَ الثُّومُ مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ الرِّزْقِ . وَأَبُو خَلْدَةَ اسْمُهُ خَالِدُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ وَهُوَ ثِقَةٌ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ وَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَسَمِعَ مِنْهُ وَأَبُو الْعَالِيَةِ اسْمُهُ رُفَيْعٌ هُوَ الرِّيَاحِيُّ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ كَانَ أَبُو خَلْدَةَ خِيَارًا مُسْلِمًا .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Humayd narrated to us: Zayd ibn al-Hubab narrated to us, from Abu Khaldah, from Abu al-‘Aliyah, who said: Garlic is among the wholesome provisions. Abu Khaldah’s name was Khalid ibn Dinar, and he is trustworthy according to hadith scholars. He met Anas ibn Malik and heard reports from him. Abu al-‘Aliyah’s name was Rufay‘; he was al-Riyahi. ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi said: Abu Khaldah was an excellent, upright Muslim.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
This is a report from Abu al-‘Aliyah, not a saying attributed to the Prophet in the supplied Arabic text.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ،
The English witness omits Muhammad ibn Humayd and Zayd ibn al-Hubab from the chain.
Should the witness include the complete chain?
وَأَبُو خَلْدَةَ اسْمُهُ خَالِدُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ وَهُوَ ثِقَةٌ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ وَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَسَمِعَ مِنْهُ وَأَبُو الْعَالِيَةِ اسْمُهُ رُفَيْعٌ هُوَ الرِّيَاحِيُّ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ كَانَ أَبُو خَلْدَةَ خِيَارًا مُسْلِمًا .
The Arabic says ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi described Abu Khaldah as khiyaran musliman, approximately ‘an excellent/choice Muslim’; it does not explicitly say ‘reliable’ here.
Should this evaluation be rendered closer to the Arabic wording?