He will not be surprised to see him rejecting this...

He will not be surprised to see him rejecting this particular hadith as well as others similar to it; therefore, we seek refuge with Allah, the Almighty, the Sublime, and peace be with you. Sincerely, Sh [^1]: Refer to hadith 6045 of the hadith included in Kanz al-’Ummal, page 396, Vol. 6, where you will find reference made to Ibn Jarir's verification of this hadith. If you refer to Muntakhab al-Kanz, the beginning of the footnote on page 44, Vol.

5, of Ahmad's Musnad, you will find reference to Ibn Jarir's verification of this hadith. As regarding Abu Ja’far al-Iskafi, he has emphatically judged its accuracy in his book Naqd al-’Uthmaniyya; so, refer to the text of page 263, Vol. 3 of Sharh Nahjul Balaghah by al-Hadid, Egyptian edition. [^2]: Both al-Bukhari and Muslim have relied on him in their sahihs.

They have both learned hadith from Shu’bah, and Bukhari has learned it from ‘Abdul-’Aziz ibn Abu Salamah, while Muslim has learned hadith from Zuhayr ibn Mu’awiyah and Hammad ibn Salamah. His hadith is narrated in Bukhari by Muhammad ibn Hatim ibn Bazi’. In Muslim's Sahih he is quoted by Harun ibn ‘Abdullah the critic, and by Abu Shaybah and Zuhayr. [^3]: Muslim has relied on his authority in his Sahih, as we explained when we discussed him in Letter No. 16.

[^4]: Both Bukhari and Muslim rely on his authority in their respective sahihs, as we have stated while discussing him in Letter No. 16. [^5]: Al-Bukhari has relied on him, as we explained when we mentioned him in Letter No. 16. [^6]: His full name is ‘Abbad ibn ‘Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam al-Qarashi al-Asadi. Al-Bukhari and Muslim rely on his authority in their respective sahihs. He has heard hadith from Asma' and ‘Ayesha daughters of Abu Bakr.

He is quoted in both sahihs by Ibn Abu Malka, Muhammad ibn Ja’far ibn al-Zubayr, and Hisham ibn ‘Umar. Previous…