Regarding Mentioning Of Jesus's Return In Early Hadith Books
There is a discontinuity in the chain of this narration: the samaa of Qatadah—who was a mudallis —from Abdur‑Rahman bin Adam is not established. Despite this, the narration is generally regarded as Sahih due to the presence of several other authentic reports on the same subject. Ghamidi Sahab has not accepted this specific narration because of the issue in its chain (the correct numbers in Musnad Ahmad , as published in the edition researched by Shuayb al‑Arnaut and Adil Murshid, are 9632, 9633, and 9634). However, he does accept a number of other narrations regarding the descent of Prophet Jesus (sws), including several from Musnad Ahmad, and has explained his interpretation of them. Further details on his interpretation can be found in the following discussion: Discussion 89982