[Machine] He informed him that he saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman walking in front of the funeral, except that Bakr did not mention Uthman separately. Hatham, who is trustworthy, said that there was a difference of opinion on Ali and Yunus bin Yazid. It was said about each of them, regarding the Zuhri chain, that it was continuous and it was said to be disconnected. And whoever connected it and relied on its connection and there was no disagreement about it is Sufyan bin Uyaynah, who is a trustworthy proof. And Allah knows best.  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺوَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ يَمْشُونَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْجِنَازَةِ غَيْرَ أَنَّ بَكْرًا لَمْ يَذْكُرْ عُثْمَانَ تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ هَمَّامُ وَهُوَ ثِقَةٌ وَاخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ عَلَى عَقِيلٍ وَيُونُسَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ فَقِيلَ عَنْ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ مَوْصُولًا وَقِيلَ مُرْسَلًا وَمَنْ وَصَلَهُ وَاسْتَقَرَّ عَلَى وَصْلِهِ وَلَمْ يُخْتَلَفْ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ وَهُوَ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ حُجَّةٌ ثِقَةٌ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ