(1) Ms. B reads: “for the Jews.” (2) The printed edition has: “and whatever was not.” (3) Ms. At reads: “Christianity.” (4) The printed edition has: “and whatever was not.” (5) Ahmad records this hadith in his Musnad (4:349) under the Musnad of Abu ʿAbd Allah al-Sunabihi, with only minor differences in wording. The hadith experts deem it mursal (a Successor’s report that omits the Companion), for al-Sunabihi never heard the Prophet directly. ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Abi Hatim notes this in his work al-Marasil (p. 121, 1st ed., 1397 H/1977), citing Yahya ibn Maʿin, Abu Zurʿah, and Abu Hatim; the rest of the leading authorities concur. (6) Ms. B reads: “ʿAbd Allah,” but the correct reading adopted here from the other manuscripts differs. (7) The printed edition has “ibn Ziyad,” which is incorrect; all the manuscripts—and Ahmad’s Musnad—read “ibn Iyad.” (8) ʿUbayd Allah ibn Iyad ibn Laqit al-Sadusi, Abu al-Sulayl, was a Kufan narrator. Ibn Hibban and Ibn Maʿin judged him trustworthy (thiqah), and Ibn al-Mubarak spoke highly of him; he was also endorsed by al-Nasaʾi, al-ʿAjli and others. Ibn Hajar classed him as “truthful” (saduq), while al-Bazzar said, “He is not strong.” Al-Bukhari, Muslim and others transmit his reports. He died in 169 AH/785 CE. See Tahdhib al-Tahdhib 7:4, no. 5. (9) Abu ʿUbayd Allah is Iyad ibn Laqit al-Sadusi. Ibn Maʿin, Ibn Hibban, al-Nasaʾi and Yaʿqub ibn Sufyan regarded him as trustworthy; Abu Hatim described him as “acceptable in hadith.” Al-Bukhari, Muslim and others include his narrations. See Tahdhib al-Tahdhib 1:386, no. 707. (10) Layla al-Sadusiyyah al-Shaybaniyyah—whose given name was Jahdama until the Prophet renamed her Layla—was the wife of the eminent Companion Bashir ibn al-Khasasiyyah. She herself is counted as a Companion by some authorities, and Ibn Hibban lists her among the trustworthy Successors. See Tahdhib al-Tahdhib 12:406–407, no. 2753.