Al-Tahawi also recorded it. Its chain of transmission is authentic. This addition occurs in al-Hakim’s version of Maʿmar’s report as a statement attributed to al-Zuhri, a Successor, with the wording: “For the kinship tie is that Ishmael’s mother was one of them.” The hadith also has supporting evidence in a report from Abu Dharr, attributed to the Prophet, with similar wording. It was recorded by Muslim (7/190), al-Tahawi, and Ahmad (5/173, 174, and 175). (See addendum no. 363/6.)

1375 — “Teach, make things easy and do not make them difficult; give glad tidings and do not drive people away; and if one of you becomes angry, let him remain silent.”

Al-Bukhari recorded it in al-Adab al-Mufrad (no. 1230), as did Ahmad (1/239, 283, and 365), Ibn ʿAdi (227/2), and al-Qudaʿi in Musnad al-Shihab (f. 66/1), through the route of Layth ibn Sulaym, who said: Tawus narrated to me from Ibn ʿAbbas, attributed to the Prophet.

I say: This chain is weak, for Layth suffered from memory deterioration. However, Abu Janab corroborated him, reporting it from Tawus, from Ibn ʿAbbas, with the exception of the words: “Give glad tidings and do not drive people away.” Abu Jaʿfar al-Bukhtari al-Razzaz recorded it in Juzʾ min al-Amali (2 1).

I say: Yet this corroboration does not strengthen the hadith, because Abu Janab—whose name was Yahya ibn Abi Hayyah al-Kalbi—was declared weak by al-Hafiz on account of his frequent concealment in transmission. It is therefore possible that he received it from Layth and then concealed that fact in transmission. Al-Manawi offered no comment on its chain of transmission, merely saying: “The original—that is, al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir—adds: ‘and it is good.’”

I say: Perhaps he meant that it is good on account of supporting evidence; otherwise, its weakness is plainly evident. But I found a supporting report for it, recorded by Ibn Shahin in al-Fawaʾid (f. 112/1) through the route of Ismaʿil ibn