the meadows of Paradise; whoever gives up contentious debate while knowing he is in the right, a house will be built for him in the middle of it; and whoever perfects his character, a house will be built for him in its highest part.⦗1⦘

Salamah was poor in retention. Among those who nevertheless narrated from him were Ibn al-Mubarak and al-Qaʿnabi. He died in 156 AH. One of his objectionable reports is what Suraij b. Yunus transmitted: “Ibn Abi Fudayk told us, from Salamah, from Anas:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a man, ‘Have you married?’
He replied, ‘I possess nothing with which to marry.’
He said, ‘Are you not familiar with “Say: He is Allah, One”?’
He said, ‘Indeed.’
He said, ‘That is a quarter of the Quran. Are you not familiar with “Say: O you who disbelieve”?’
He said, ‘Indeed.’
He said, ‘That is a quarter of the Quran. Are you not familiar with “When the earth is shaken”?’
He said, ‘Indeed.’
He said, ‘That is a quarter of the Quran—so marry, marry!’⦗2⦘

Abu Hatim al-Busti remarked: “He has fallen below the level at which his narrations may be used as evidence.”

Abu al-Hasan al-Gharrafi narrated to us; Ibn Abi Ruzbah narrated to us; Abu al-Waqt narrated to us; ʿAbd Allah b. Muhammad al-Ansari narrated to us; Shuʿayb b. Muhammad narrated to us; Hamid al-Raffaʾ narrated to us; ʿAli b. ʿAbd al-ʿAziz narrated to us; Abu Nuʿaym narrated to us