is the One from whom nothing comes forth.”

Al-Hadramī narrated to us, saying: Abū Kurayb narrated to us, saying: Abū Usāmah narrated to us.

And ‘Abd al-Rahmān narrated to us, saying: Sahl narrated to us, saying: Ibn Abī Zā’idah narrated to us.

Both narrated from Ismā‘īl ibn Abī Khālid, from al-Sha‘bī: “Al-Samad is the One who does not eat food.”

Dāwūd ibn Muhammad ibn Sālih al-Marwazī narrated to us, saying: al-‘Abbās ibn al-Walīd narrated to us, saying: Yazīd ibn Zuray‘ narrated to us, saying: Sa‘īd ibn