And after that come the audition certificates: the whole of it was heard in the presence of Shaykh Abu al-Hasan ʿAli ibn Yahya al-Tarrah, from his own audition of Ibn al-Bannaʾ, while it was being read aloud by Shaykh Abu al-Saʿadat Muhammad ibn al-Mubarak ibn Muhammad al-Jabbī. In attendance were Abu al-Fath Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Ghani ibn ʿAbd al-Wahid, Muhammad ibn ʿUmar ibn Abi Bakr, Ahmad ibn ʿUmar ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad, Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Saʿd, and—serving as scribe of the names—ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad, all of them from Jerusalem; together with Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Hammam al-Dimashqi, Abu Hafs ibn ʿUmar ibn Abi Mansur ibn Abi al-Qasim, Abu al-Rida Muhammad ibn Mubashshir ibn Ahmad ibn ʿAli al-Razi, Abu al-Fadl ʿAbd al-ʿAziz ibn Masʿud ibn Saʿd al-Naqid, ʿAbd al-Rahim ibn Nafis ibn Hibat Allah ibn Wahban al-Hadithi, and Abu Bakr ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Mukarram ibn Hibat Allah ibn al-Mukarram al-Sufi. This gathering took place in Dhu al-Hijjah of the year 582 AH, and its correctness was verified in Baghdad, in the Tuesday Market. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send blessings upon our master Muhammad and his family.

And after that, audition certificates: the whole of it was heard in the presence of Shaykh Abu al-Hasan ʿAli ibn Yahya al-Tarrah, from his own audition of Ibn al-Bannaʾ, while it was being read aloud by Shaykh Abu al-Saʿadat Muhammad ibn al-Mubarak ibn Muhammad al-Jabbī. Present were Abu al-Fath Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Ghani ibn ʿAbd al-Wahid; Muhammad ibn ʿUmar ibn Abi Bakr; Ahmad ibn ʿUmar ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad; Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Saʿd; the scribe of the names, ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad—who and the others before him were all Jerusalemites; Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Hammam al-Dimashqi; Abu Hafs ibn ʿUmar ibn Abi Mansur ibn Abi al-Qasim; Abu al-Rida Muhammad ibn Mubashshir ibn Ahmad ibn ʿAli al-Razi; Abu al-Fadl ʿAbd al-ʿAziz ibn Masʿud ibn Saʿd al-Naqid; ʿAbd al-Rahim ibn Nafis ibn Hibat Allah ibn Wahban al-Hadithi; and Abu Bakr ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Mukarram ibn Hibat Allah ibn al-Mukarram al-Sufi. That was in Dhu al-Hijjah of the year 582 AH, and it was authenticated in Baghdad, at the Tuesday Market. All praise belongs to Allah, and may Allah bless our master Muhammad and his family.