2470 – ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿUmar transmitted to us by written authorization. He said: Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yaʿqūb narrated to us; he said: my grandfather narrated to us; he said: Yaʿlā ibn ʿUbayd narrated to us; he said: Abū Khālid—meaning al-Aḥmar—narrated to us; he said: ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Hasan was asked about Abu Bakr and ʿUmar, and he replied, “May Allah send His blessings upon both of them, and may He withhold His blessings from anyone who refuses to bless them.”