According to the research of Imam Ali bin al-Madini, Abu Ishaq, the central narrator of this hadith, heard directly from both Abdullah bin Abi Basir and his father Abu Basir, so there is no break in the chain.

Imam Muhammad bin Yahya says that all the various chains of this hadith are preserved and sound. Imam al-Hakim says that through these statements of the eminent imams of hadith, the authenticity of this hadith has been fully established, while the two Shaykhs did not include it in their books only because there appeared to be a discrepancy in some of the names in its chain.

Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): I am out hunting and there is nothing on my body except a single shirt or a single cloak; should I tie it up (to cover my private parts) or fasten it with a button? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, even if it is only with a thorn." This is a sahih (authentic) Madinan hadith, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.