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nasai-kubra:10258 – ʿAlī b. Ḥujr > al-Ḥasan / Ibn ʿUmar > al-Zuhrī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Every statement that does not begin with the mention of Allah is void."  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠٢٥٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُمَرَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كُلُّ كَلَامٍ لَا يُبْدَأُ فِي أَوَّلِهِ بِذِكْرِ اللهِ فَهُوَ أَبْتَرُ»  

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abudawud:4840 – Abū Tawbah > Zaʿam al-Walīd > al-Awzāʿī > Qurrah > al-Zuhrī > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

The Prophet ﷺ said: Every important matter which is not begun by an expression of praise to Allah is maimed. Abu Dawud said: It has also been transmitted by Yunus, 'Aqil, Shu'aib, Sa'id b. 'Abd al-Aziz from al-Zuhri from the Prophet ﷺ in Mursal form (the link of the Companion is missing).  

أبو داود:٤٨٤٠ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ قَالَ زَعَمَ الْوَلِيدُ عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنْ قُرَّةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كُلُّ كَلاَمٍ لاَ يُبْدَأُ فِيهِ بِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ أَجْذَمُ  

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ يُونُسُ وَعُقَيْلٌ وَشُعَيْبٌ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُرْسَلاً