In one version, Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah reports from `Amr ibn Dinar, from `Awsajah, from Ibn `Abbas: a man died during the Prophet's lifetime, leaving only a freed client as heir. Ibn Jurayj and others supported Ibn `Uyaynah's connected version.
Hammad ibn Zayd reported from `Amr ibn Dinar through `Awsajah but omitted Ibn `Abbas from the chain. Although Hammad was himself a reliable and precise transmitter, his differing form was evaluated against the more numerous and preferable accounts.
Abu Hatim's judgment was «الْمَحْفُوظُ حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ»—the version transmitted by Ibn `Uyaynah is the better-preserved one.