Hadithcore
Sahih Muslim, 2795 b
sahih

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Khabbib through another chain of transmitters and the words are. I in the pre-Islamic days used to work as an iron-smith. I did some work for 'As b. Wa'il and came to him for getting the remuneration of my wages.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ وَكِيعٍ وَفِي حَدِيثِ جَرِيرٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ قَيْنًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَعَمِلْتُ لِلْعَاصِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ عَمَلاً فَأَتَيْتُهُ أَتَقَاضَاهُ ‏.‏

Isnad

7 transmitters
  1. 1Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala'Hamadan,al-Kufa · d. 247 AH
  2. 2Muhammad bin Khazim al-Dariral-Kufa · d. 195 AH
  3. 3Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin NumayrHamadan,al-Kufa · d. 234 AH
  4. 4'Abdullah bin NumayrHamadan,al-Kufa · d. 199 AH
  5. 5Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Muhammadal-Basra · d. 253 AH
  6. 6Jarir bin 'Abdullah al-BajliMedina/Kufa · d. ~51 AH
  7. 7Muhammad bin Yahya bin Abi 'Umar'Aden,Makkah · d. 243 AH
References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 52, Hadith 19
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Book 39, Hadith 6716 (deprecated numbering scheme)