The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Dubai’ah b. Husain al-Tha’labi through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 42, Hadith 70
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Sunan Abi Dawud Book 42, Hadith 69 Next Hadith → I said to ‘All (Allah be pleased with him) : Tell me about this march of yours. Is this an order that the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) had given you, or is this your opinion that you have? He said: The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) did not give me any order; but this is an opinion that I have.

Sunan Abi Dawud Book 42, Hadith 71