English narration
Narrated by سلمان الفارسي
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Salman through a different chain of narrators. This version goes: Salman said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about locusts. He replied in a similar way (as mentioned above) saying: The most numerous of Allah’s host. The narrator Ali said: His name is Fa’id, that is the name of al-Awwam. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Hammad bin Salamah, from Abu al-Awwam from Abu uthman, from the Prophet ﷺ. He did not mention salman (i. e., the companions).
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُمَارَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَوَّامِ الْجَزَّارِ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ ، فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَكْثَرُ جُنْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ عَلِيٌّ : اسْمُهُ فَائِدٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا الْعَوَّامِ ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : رَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَوَّامِ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ سَلْمَانَ .