Muhammad ibn ʿAwf gave me this hadith and said, “Narrate it on my authority, for I heard it myself.” Abū al-Mughīra narrated to us, saying: Abū Mahdī narrated to us, saying: Abū al-Zāhiriyya narrated to us from Abū Shajara, from ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr, that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked what the earth rests upon. He replied: