(1) In (م): *wa-innamā uqāsimu* (“and I only share [it]”), which is a textual corruption. (2) This hadith was cited earlier at 2:206. (3) The hadith narrated from Abū Hurayra—may Allah be pleased with him—is recorded in *al-Musnad* (al-Ma'ārif ed.), 12:142–43, no. 7160. Its wording is: “… from Abū Zur'a, who said, ‘I know it only from Abū Hurayra.’ Abū Hurayra said: ‘Gabriel sat beside the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and looked toward the sky, whereupon an angel was descending. Gabriel said, “This angel has not descended at any time since the day he was created until this very moment.” When the angel descended, he said, “O Muhammad, your Lord has sent me to you. Will He make you a prophet-king or a servant-messenger?” Gabriel said, “Humble yourself before your Lord, O Muhammad.” He replied, “Rather, a servant-messenger.”’” Shaykh Ahmad Shākir—may Allah have mercy on him—commented: “Its *isnād* (chain of transmission) is sound.” Al-Haythamī cited it in *Majma' al-Zawā'id* (9:18–19) and said: “It was narrated by Ahmad, al-Bazzār, and Abū Ya'lā; the narrators in the first two chains are narrators of the *Sahīh*.” In his citation, he did not include Abū Zur'a’s words, “I know it only from Abū Hurayra.” This might suggest that Abū Zur'a was uncertain whether the chain was connected. However, this does not affect the hadith’s authenticity, because he reported his predominant belief, which approaches certainty, and predominant belief suffices in a case such as this. Al-Haythamī’s omission of that qualification indicates that al-Bazzār and Abū Ya'lā—or at least one of them—transmitted it definitively from Abū Hurayra. See also *Majma' al-Zawā'id*, 9:18–20. (4) In (م), the reading yields: “neither this benefit nor the great acts of obedience.” (5) In (س) and (ب): “more widespread and more manifest.”