‘Abdah narrated this hadith via: «إسمعيل بن أبي خالد عن قيس ابن أبي عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم» (mursal) similar to the narration of Abu Mu‘awiyah, but in it, he (i.e., ‘Abdah) did not mention the intermediary of Jarir. Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- This narration is more authentic,
2- Most of the students of Isma‘il ibn Abi Khalid narrate (mursal) from Qais ibn Abi Hazim from Isma‘il, that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) dispatched a detachment, and in it, they did not mention the intermediary of Jarir, and Hammad ibn Salamah narrated it via: «الحجاج بن أرطاة عن إسمعيل بن أبي خالد عن قيس عن جرير» (marfu‘an) similar to the narration of Abu Mu‘awiyah,
3- I heard Muhammad ibn Isma‘il al-Bukhari say: The correct view is that the hadith of Qais is mursal from the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), and also Samurah ibn Jundub narrated from the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), he said:“Do not live with the polytheists nor associate with them; whoever lives with them or associates with them is considered one of them.”
3- There is also a narration from Samurah in this chapter.