What is the authenticity of the hadith that mentions that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was on a journey, and Abu Bakr and Umar were with him, so they asked him for meat, and he said: "Have you not been satiated with meat by being shaded?" They said: "From where? By Allah, we have not had meat for days." He said: "From the meat of your companion whom you mentioned!" They said: "O Prophet of Allah, by Allah, we only said that he is weak, he is of no help to us in anything!" He said: "Did you say that?" Then the man returned to them and told them what he had said, so Abu Bakr and Umar came, and each of them said: "O Prophet of Allah, step on my earlobe and seek forgiveness for me," and he did so?
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The 's summary: The is weak; it is only valid as a Mursal (missing the first part of the chain of transmission). The first narration is very weak and cannot serve as a corroborating evidence, and the narration by Hammad ibn Salamah is flawed due to its Mursal nature.
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