Hadith No: 1
Ibn Adi - al-Kamil fi Duafa al-Rijal - 1528: Ata ibn Muslim al-Khaffaf al-Halabi
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (80/81)
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- Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Farabri narrated to us, Ali ibn Khashram narrated to us, and I heard Al-Fadl ibn Musa and Waki' both say about Ata ibn Muslim: "He is trustworthy": .... Abdaan and Al-Fadl ibn Abdullah ibn Makhlad narrated to us, al-Musayyib ibn Wadih narrated to us, Ata ibn Muslim narrated to me, Abu Amr al-Ashghee narrated to me from Salim ibn Abi al-Jad' about Qais ibn Abi Hazim from Hudhayfa, who said: "I stayed overnight with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and saw someone with him. He said to me, 'O Abu Hudhayfa, have you seen?' I replied, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.'
He said, 'This is an angel who has not descended since I was sent. He came to me tonight to give me the good news that Hasan and Husayn are the leaders of the youth of the inhabitants of Paradise.' Ata said: "They told us he continued, 'And their father is better than them.'"