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abudawud:4993[Chain 1] Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Ḥammād [Chain 2] Naṣr b. ʿAlī > Muhannā

The Prophet ﷺ said: To harbour good thoughts is a part of well-conducted worship. (This is according to Nasr's version). Abu Dawud said: Mahna' is reliable and he is from Basrah.  

أبو داود:٤٩٩٣حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مُهَنَّا أَبِي شِبْلٍ
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قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَلَمْ أَفْهَمْهُ مِنْهُ جَيِّدًا عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ وَاسِعٍ عَنْ شُتَيْرٍ قَالَ نَصْرٌ ابْنِ نَهَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ نَصْرٌ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ حُسْنُ الظَّنِّ مِنْ حُسْنِ الْعِبَادَةِ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ مُهَنَّا ثِقَةٌ بَصْرِيٌّ