(1) His sheep—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—were mentioned shortly before this, so I do not know why the author repeats their mention here. The sheep and slaves are mentioned together in this wording in the source manuscripts (and the Indian edition), except for مب and ن, which read: “The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—kept sheep,” with the remainder omitted. This reading is preferable because it separates the mention of slaves from that of sheep and also avoids repetition in the subsequent statement: “He owned female and male slaves.” This is also the reading in the Maymaniyyah edition and subsequent editions. (2) Its sources were previously given (p. 132). (3) No. 1547. After grading it authentic, he said: “The hadith is authentic through its chains of transmission.” He also reported only its first part on the authority of Abū Hurayrah (1541), grading it authentic, and added: “On this subject there are also reports from ‘Ā’ishah, ‘Amr ibn ‘Abasah, Ibn ‘Abbās, Wāthilah ibn al-Asqa‘, ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir, and Ka‘b ibn Murrah.” See Nuzhat al-Albāb (5/2311–2318). The hadith of Abū Hurayrah was also reported by al-Bukhārī (2517, 6715) and Muslim (1509).