1230 — Ibn Abd al-Hamīd narrated to us, saying: Fadl ibn Ziyād narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Muqātil al-Abbādānī narrated to us, on the authority of one of the scholars, on the authority of Hammād ibn Salama, on the authority of Ayyūb al-Sakhtiyānī.

1231 — Ibn Abd al-Hamīd said: Muhammad ibn Habīb al-Bazzāz narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Samad narrated to us, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muqātil, who said: I heard my father relate, on the authority of Hammād ibn Salama, on the authority of Ayyūb al-Sakhtiyānī, who said: “Whoever loves Abū Bakr has upheld the religion; whoever ⦗1773⦘ loves Umar has made the path clear; whoever loves Uthmān has been illuminated by the light of Allah, Mighty and Majestic; whoever loves Ali has grasped the firmest handhold; and whoever speaks well of the Companions of Muhammad has become free of hypocrisy.” Ibn Habīb said: “Whoever says what is good concerning the Companions of Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—has become free of hypocrisy.”