(43) باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الرَّجُلِ يُحِلُّ الرَّجُلَ قَدِ اغْتَابَهُ
'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Ajlan reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying :
Is one of you unable to be like Abu Damdam? The people asked: who is Abu Damdam? He replied : A man of old before you. He then mentioned the rest of tradition to the tradition to the same effect. This version has : who would say (in the morning) : My honors is for the one who reviles me.Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Hashim bin al-Qasim from Muhammad b. 'Adb Allah al-'Ammi from Thabit on the authority of Anas from Prophet (ﷺ) to the same effect.Abu Dawud said: The tradition of Hammad (i.e. 'Abd al-Rahman's version) is sounder.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4887
In-book reference: Book 43, Hadith 115
English translation: Book 42, Hadith 4869