(1) All the handwritten and printed copies read: “fa-minhu istamajd al-marakh wa-l-a‘far,” and this is the wording adopted in Lawamiʿ al-Anwar 1/123. In the printed edition the word appears as “al-ghafar” (with a dotted ʿayn) and in manuscript B as “al-ʿaqar”; both are incorrect. Al-Azhari states in Tahdhib al-Lughah 10/683: “Among the Arabs’ proverbs is: ‘In every tree there is fire, yet the marakh and the aʿfar burn most brightly,’ i.e. they produce the greatest amount of fire and are therefore best suited for kindling.” The marakh is a tree that ignites quickly, while the aʿfar is a tree from which fire-sticks (zind) are made. (2) Quran, surah al-Buruj, 85:15. The printed edition and all the manuscripts read “Rabb al-ʿarsh al-majid,” which is incorrect; the Qurʾanic wording is “dhul-ʿarsh al-majid.” (3) The author is referring to the hadith recorded in the two Sahihs and elsewhere from ʿAbd al-Rahman b. Abi Layla: “Kaʿb b. ʿUjrah met me and said, ‘Shall I not offer you a gift? The Prophet came out to us and we said, O Messenger of Allah, we already know how to greet you with salam, but how should we invoke blessings upon you?’ He replied, ‘Say: O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed Ibrahim; You are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah, bestow Your favour on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You bestowed Your favour on the family of Ibrahim; You are Praiseworthy, Glorious.’” Al-Bukhari, no. 5763; Muslim, no. 406. The same wording is also transmitted by other Companions such as ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr, Abu Masʿud al-Ansari, Abu Humayd al-Saʿidi, and others. See Fadl al-Salat ʿala al-Nabi by Ismaʿil b. Ishaq al-Qadi, ed. al-Albani, and the booklet by Shaykh ʿAbd al-Muhsin al-ʿAbbad, Salat ʿala al-Nabi: Fadluha wa-Kayfiyyatuha, both readily available in print.