prayer.” He did not say “prayers.” He said that Ma‘mar also narrated it from Ayyūb, from Abū Qilābah, from Ibn ‘Abbās, may Allah be pleased with them both. He then related it through Ma‘mar.

Then Abū Bakr said: The narration of Yazīd and ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn Yazīd ibn Jābir, in which they said “from ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn ‘Ā’ish,” is more likely to be correct than that of the narrator who said “from ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Abbās, may Allah be pleased with them both.” For it has been narrated from Yahyā ibn Abī Kathīr, from Zayd ibn Sallām, that ‘Abd al-Rahmān al-Hadramī—who is Ibn ‘Ā’ish, if Allah Most High wills—told him: Mālik ibn Yukhāmir al-Saksakī narrated to us that Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal said:

“One morning, Allah’s Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was delayed in coming to us for the dawn prayer, until we were on the point of seeing the sun’s upper rim. Then Allah’s Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came out quickly, and the call to begin the prayer was given. He led the prayer, keeping it brief. When he had finished praying, he called out loudly, ‘Remain in your ranks