Sunan Ibn Majah 430
سنن ابن ماجه#430Sahihحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْقَزْوِينِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ الأَسَدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ تَوَضَّأَ فَخَلَّلَ لِحْيَتَهُ .
It was narrated from 'Uthman that:The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and ran his fingers through his beard
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-AlbaniSahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-BaqiSahih
Shuaib Al ArnautHasan Lighairihi
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasan
In-book reference: 1:164