Abu al-Hasan ʿAli ibn Muhammad and al-Husayn ibn ʿAli narrated to us, saying:
“Jaʿfar ibn ʿAli informed us; Abu Tahir al-Silafi informed us; I heard Abu al-Husayn ibn al-Tuyuri; I heard Muhammad ibn ʿAli al-Suri say:
‘Since ʿAbd al-Ghani ibn Saʿid, my eyes have not seen anyone whose memorisation is superior to that of Abu Muhammad al-Khallal of Baghdad.’” (1)
Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Karim al-Shafiʿi wrote to us: “Zayn al-Umanaʾ al-Hasan ibn Muhammad informed us; Hibat Allah ibn al-Hasan informed us; and I read before Ishaq ibn Tariq—Ibn Khalil informs you—ʿAbd al-Khaliq ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab informed us, saying:
‘ʿAli ibn ʿAbd al-Wahid informed us; Abu Muhammad al-Khallal dictated to us; ʿAli ibn Luʾluʾ narrated to us; Ibrahim ibn Hashim al-Baghawi narrated to us in 293 AH; ʿAli ibn al-Hasan ibn Shaqiq narrated to us; al-Husayn ibn Waqid narrated to us; Ibn Buraydah narrated to us; he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say:
“The covenant that lies between us and them is the prayer; whoever abandons it has disbelieved.”’ One transmitter is missing from this chain. (2)”
ʿIsa ibn Abi Muhammad narrated to us; Jaʿfar ibn ʿAli narrated to us; Abu Tahir the ḥāfiẓ narrated to us; Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Asad narrated to us; Abu Muhammad al-Khallal narrated to us; ʿAli ibn Ahmad al-Sarakhsī the ḥāfiẓ related to me; ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿUthman al-Wasiti narrated to us; I heard Abu Hashim Ayyub ibn Muhammad in Wasit; I heard Abu ʿUthman al-Mazini say:
“Sībawayh narrated to us, from al-Khalil, from Dhurr ibn ʿAbd Allah al-Hamdanī, from al-Harith, from ʿAli, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘The people—’”