“…through numerous chains traced back to Anas.” I added that remark only because Sharik—the transmitter whose route the author cited—has a poor memory. Al-Hafiz pointed this out in al-Taqrib, describing him as “reliable but prone to error.” This is Sharik ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn Abi Namir al-Madanī, not Sharik ibn ʿAbd Allah al-Nakhaʿī al-Kūfī, who is just as weak, if not weaker. For that reason I fault the author for naming him when documenting the hadith, for doing so misleads anyone unfamiliar with the various isnads into thinking the report is weak because of this Sharik—so reflect.