(1) Copies A and Ṭ read the word muʿtabar (considered). (2) Copies B, J, Z, and Y have the imperative falyurājiʿ (let him consult) written with the letter yā’; copy W spells it with both tā’ and yā’ (falturājiʿ). (3) A marginal note in copy Y reads khafāyāhā (its hidden points). (4) The words wa-l-hādī (and the Guide) are absent from copies A and H. (5) The phrase ḥasbunā Allāh wa niʿma al-wakīl (Allah is sufficient for us and an excellent Trustee) is missing in copy A; copy D reads wa huwa ḥasbunā wa niʿma al-wakīl, while copy W contains the longer formula: wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāh awwalan wa ākhiran, wa ẓāhiran wa bāṭinan, wa ʿalā kull ḥāl, wa ṣallā Allāh ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammad wa ālihī wa ṣaḥbihī wa sallam, wa ḥasbunā Allāh wa niʿma al-wakīl. (6) Colophon: • Copy A: “End of Tawḍīḥ Nukhbat al-Fikr fī Muṣṭalaḥ Ahl al-Athar. Copying was finished on Wednesday, 17 Dhu l-Qaʿdah 843 AH, by its scribe … (A).” • Copy B: “End of Tawḍīḥ Nukhbat al-Fikr. Its author—may Allah preserve him—said: ‘It was annotated by its author Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī Ibn Ḥajar, who completed it at the beginning of Dhu l-Ḥijjah 818 AH, praising Allah and invoking blessings upon His Prophet, our Master Muḥammad, his family, and his companions. End.’ It was copied for his own use by ‘the creature most in need of the pardon of the True One, Muḥammad ibn Mūsā ibn ʿImrān—may Allah forgive his sins and conceal his faults by His grace and generosity,’ who completed it on the blessed Monday, 23 Dhu l-Ḥijjah 844 AH, in Cairo the Protected. ‘Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and may Allah bless our Master Muḥammad, his family, and his companions abundantly.’” _________ (A) Roughly four words are effaced at this point.