(1) The ending of the hadith in manuscript C reads: “and, for Your sake, we oppose whoever is hostile to You and disobeys Your command.” (2) The original reads: “then”; the reading adopted is that of manuscripts B and C. (3) The word “the believers” is omitted in manuscripts B and C. (4) The phrase “among the attributes of His servants” is omitted in manuscript C. (5) Manuscript C reads: “leaders to be followed” in place of “guided.” (6) Al-Tabari narrated it with the same meaning. See Tafsir al-Tabari, 19/319. (7) Abu Salih’s name was Badham, though it is also said to have been Badhan. He was the client of Umm Hani bint Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with her. He narrated from her, as well as from Ali, Ibn Abbas, and Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with them. Most of his narrations concern Quranic exegesis. See Siyar Alam al-Nubala, 5/37-38; and Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, 1/416-417. (8) The original reads: “guided”; the reading adopted is that of manuscripts B and C, and of al-Suyuti, as cited in the following footnote. (9) Al-Firyabi transmitted it from Abu Salih. See al-Durr al-Manthur by al-Suyuti, 5/149. (10) Makhul, known by the kunyah Abu Abd Allah—though another kunyah has also been reported—was a Damascene jurist, the leading scholar of Syria, and a reliable Successor. He was the client of a woman from Hudhayl. His date of death is disputed, ranging from 112 to 118 AH. See Siyar Alam al-Nubala, 5/155-160; and Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, 10/289-293.