780. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Bakr informed us; he said: al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Uthman related to us; he said: Ya‘qub ibn Sufyan related to us; Safwan ibn Salih said: al-Walid ibn Muslim related to us; he said: Zuhayr ibn Muhammad related to us; he said: Someone who heard Abu al-‘Aliyah al-Riyahi relating from Ubayy ibn Ka‘b told me, ⦗506⦘ who said:

I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the meaning of “more besides” in the Book of Allah, exalted is He: “For those who do good is the finest reward—and more besides.” [Yunus 10:26] He said: “The finest reward is Paradise, and more besides is looking upon Allah, exalted is He.”