1521 — Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Farisi informed us. He said: Muhammad ibn Bakkar ibn Ishaq al-Dimashqi al-Saksaki narrated to us. He said: Shu‘ayb ibn Ishaq al-Dimashqi informed us. He said: Abu al-Mughirah narrated to us. He said: al-Awza‘i narrated to us. He said: al-Walid ibn Hisham narrated to us. He said: Ma‘dan ibn Abi Talhah narrated to us. He said: I said to Thawban, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: “Narrate to us a hadith by which Allah may benefit us ⦗903⦘.” He remained silent, so I said: “Narrate to us a hadith by which Allah may benefit us.” He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: “Between a servant and disbelief or faith stands the prayer; if he abandons it, he has committed shirk.” Its chain of transmission is authentic according to Muslim’s criteria.