al-A‘mash, from Abū Wā’il Shaqīq ibn Salamah, who said concerning His words, “al-Samad”: “The Master whose sovereignty is perfect.”

‘Abd Allāh ibn Ahmad narrated to us, saying: Ibrāhīm ibn al-Hajjāj narrated to me, saying: Abū ‘Awānah narrated to us, from al-A‘mash, from Abū Wā’il: “The Master whom nothing surpasses in greatness.”

Muhammad ibn ‘Uthmān narrated to us, saying: My uncle Abū Bakr narrated to us.

And al-Hadramī narrated to us, saying: ‘Uthmān ibn Abī Shaybah narrated to us.

Both said: ‘Abd Allāh ibn Idrīs narrated to us, from Shu‘bah, from Abū Rajā’, from ‘Ikrimah: “Al-Samad