Is the latter part of the Hadith, "Neither tooth nor claw... as far as Abyssinia," said by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, or does it follow the words of Ibn Khadij?

Scholars have differed regarding the phrase: "And I will tell you about that: As for the tooth, it is a bone, and as for the nail, it is the knife of the Habasha." Is it from the words of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, or from the words of the Companion Rafi' ibn Khadij, may Allah be pleased with him?

The correct view is that it is from the words of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and the evidence for this is: 1. The context of the hadith and its being authentically narrated as elevated (marfu'). 2. The absence of "Rafi' said" in most versions of the Sunan and narrations of the hadith. 3. The Prophet's detailed explanation of the ruling mentioned in the hadith.