“They impugn Shādhān, saying, ‘No one but Shādhān narrated it.’” He replied: “On the contrary, I recorded it from Affān, from a man, from Hammād, from Salamah, from Qatādah, from Ibn Abbās, who said: ‘The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “I saw my Lord.”’”

Al-Marwadhī said elsewhere: I asked Abū Abd Allāh, “How reliable is Shādhān?” He replied, “Trustworthy,” and continued to affirm his reliability. Concerning this report, he said, “They use it to vilify us.” I asked, “Have the scholars not accepted it?” He replied, “Yes.” I said, “They say that Qatādah did not hear from Ikrimah.” He replied, “Whoever said that does not know what he is saying.” He became angry and brought out his book for me. It contained reports recording what Qatādah had heard from Ikrimah, and there were six hadiths with the words, “I heard Ikrimah.”

Al-Marwadhī narrated this to us from Abū Abd Allāh. Abū Abd Allāh said, “Those who understood this have passed away.” He expressed astonishment at anyone saying that he had not heard from him, and said, “Glory be to Allah! He came to Basra, and crowds gathered around him.”

Yazīd ibn Hāzim also said, in a report narrated by Hammād ibn