Sunan Abi Dawud 4976
سنن أبي داود#4976SahihThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators. This version does not mention the Prophet (May peace be upon him) i.e, it does not go back to him. It has :He must say: “My master” (sayyidi) and “My patron” (mawlaya)
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Al-AlbaniSahih
Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidSahih
Shuaib Al ArnautSahih
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Sahih
In-book reference: 43:204