(1) That is, Ibn Mansur; manuscript B gives the same reading. (2) Khalid ibn Mihran, Abu al-Manazil, the Basran cobbler. Ibn Hajar writes: “He is reliable (thiqah) but sometimes transmits mursal reports; he belongs to the fifth generation. Hammad ibn Zayd noted that his memory deteriorated after he returned from Syria, and some scholars reproached him for accepting a government post.” All six authors of the canonical books narrated from him. See Ibn Hajar, Taqrib al-Tahdhib 1:219, no. 82. (3) Abd al-Rahman ibn Saʿid ibn Wahb al-Hamdani al-Khiywani. Ibn Hajar says: “Reliable; fourth generation.” Muslim, al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad transmitted his reports. See Taqrib al-Tahdhib 1:482, no. 957. (4) His father is Saʿid ibn Wahb al-Hamdani al-Khiywani, nicknamed al-Qirad, a trustworthy Kufan who lived in both pre-Islamic and Islamic times (mukhadram). Al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad, Muslim, and al-Nasaʾi narrated from him. He died in 76 AH. See Taqrib al-Tahdhib 1:307. (5) Manuscript Aṭ adds the phrase: “peace be upon him.” (6) The printed edition reads: min fuhurihim. Its meaning will be explained in the main text; see p. 384. (7) Hafs ibn Ghiyath ibn Taliq ibn Muʿawiyah al-Nakhʿi, Abu ʿUmar, the Kufan qadi. Ibn Hajar states: “Reliable and a jurist; his memory weakened slightly toward the end; he is of the eighth generation.” He died in 195 AH, nearly eighty years old. See Taqrib al-Tahdhib 1:189, no. 465. (8) The printed edition has: fahrūhum. (9) See: Musannaf ʿAbd al-Razzaq 1:364 (no. 1423); Sunan al-Bayhaqi 2:243; and Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 2:259.