Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3685
جامع الترمذي#3685Sahihحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ مَا أَظُنُّ رَجُلاً يَنْتَقِصُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ يُحِبُّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Narrated Muhammad bin Sirin:"I don't think that a man who degrades Abu Bakr and 'Umar loves the Prophet (ﷺ)
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:
Ahmad Muhammad ShakirSahih Isnaad Maqtu
Al-AlbaniSahih Isnaad Maqtu
Zubair Ali ZaiDaif
In-book reference: 49:81