Criticism of Hadith

Among Muslim with Reference to Sunan Ibn Maja

The following incident shows that a Companion (Abu Ayyub in this case) looks for
another companion to confirm that at least two persons are still there who know a
particular Hadith. "Hakim with his Jsnad back to 'Ata b AbTRabah who reported
that Abu Ayyub travelled to 'Uqba b 'Am7r in order to ask him a Hadith which was
not known to any other person except him and 'Uqba. So he came to the house of
Maslama b Makhlad al-Ansar? - the Governor of Egypt - who on receiving the ...