and was penned in a clear hand, though not entirely free of blank spaces (1); it was copied in 1223 AH, and the name of the copyist is not given. On the title page the following is written:

“This book has come into the possession of the servant in need of Allah, Aḥmad, son of the late—Allah willing—ʿUthmān al-Jāmiʿ; may Allah pardon him. O Allah, send blessings upon our master and intercessor Muhammad, upon his family, companions, wives, and all who follow them until the Day of Judgment. Āmīn, Lord of the worlds.”

To the left of this the ownership note is repeated in these words:

“This book has come into the possession of the servant in need of Allah, Aḥmad, son of the late—Allah willing—ʿUthmān ibn Jāmiʿ.”

Beneath the first ownership statement, in a slightly different hand, appears:

“This book has come into the possession of the servant in need of Allah, Aḥmad, son of the late—Allah willing—ʿUthmān ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Jāmiʿ; may Allah pardon them.”

Immediately below that is written:

“Āmīn, āmīn, āmīn. After this it passed to the humble servant, the eminent and noble ḥājj Ḥusayn, son of the late ḥājj …”

To the left of this is an oval seal whose inscription I could not decipher.

I have designated this manuscript as (al-Aṣl).

[The Second Copy]

I obtained it from the Saudi Library affiliated with the Departments of Scholarly Research, Iftāʾ, Daʿwah, and Guidance. On the title page—at its top—is a rectangular stamp bearing the words:

“Saudi Public Library of Riyadh,”

followed by the general registration number 603, beneath that the special registration number 86, and below that the date