Sunan Ibn Majah 3767
سنن ابن ماجه#3767Hasanحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نَصْرٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ الْعَسْقَلاَنِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا رَوَّادُ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ رَجُلاً يَتْبَعُ حَمَامًا فَقَالَ " شَيْطَانٌ يَتْبَعُ شَيْطَانًا " .
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) saw a man chasing a pigeon and said: 'A devil chasing a devil
Scholarly Authentication
The label above is the grade most of these scholars gave — one dissenting opinion no longer speaks for all of them. If any scholar calls a narration fabricated, that verdict is shown instead, whatever the others say. Each scholar's own wording:
Al-AlbaniHasan
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-BaqiHasan Lighairihi
Zubair Ali ZaiSahih
In-book reference: 33:111