8 – Minor slips—such as a missing dot or letter—I corrected without remark, and I likewise did not record the resulting variants in order to keep the footnotes from multiplying, unless the small omission carried some significance; in that case I note it and point out the differences.

9 – I prepared indexes for the Qur’anic verses, the hadiths, the early reports, the statements, the personal names, the poetic lines, and the books mentioned in the treatise.

10 – If a manuscript page ended in the middle of a verse, I marked the close of the verse beside the line, without using any symbol.

I thank Allah, the One truly worthy of praise and gratitude, and I thank everyone who helped bring this edition to light—may Allah reward them on my behalf and on behalf of Islam with the best of rewards.

I ask Allah Most High to forgive whatever shortcomings remain in this work; such was the extent of the time available and the knowledge at hand.

Allah knows best. May blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.

‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Mudayfir
P.O. Box 123706
Riyadh 11751
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