However, I HAVE BEEN COMMANDED that none can convey it (i.

However, I HAVE BEEN COMMANDED that none can convey it (i.e. Barat **) except myself or a man from me**.”[^13] Shaykh al-Arnaut comments: إسناده ضعيف رجاله ثقات رجال الشيخين غير زيد بن يثيع Its chain is dha’if . Its narrators are thiqah (trustworthy), narrators of the two Shaykhs, except Zayd b. Yathi’. ^14 Of course, Zayd b. Yathi’ is thiqah (trustworthy) too, as we have proved. Al-Arnaut’s submission is surprising – considering his calibre - since it has absolutely no basis!