The term shāh denotes a single animal of sheep, goats, gazelles, cattle, ostriches, or wild asses, as stated in al-Muʿjam al-Wasīṭ.

1656 — “Indeed, Allah does not look at one who lets his lower garment hang down.”

Al-Nasāʾī (2/299) and Aḥmad (1/322) narrated it through two chains from Ashʿath, who said: I heard Saʿīd ibn Jubayr narrate from Ibn ʿAbbās that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said this.

I say: Its chain of transmission is authentic according to the criteria of al-Bukhārī and Muslim. Ashʿath is Ibn Abī al-Shaʿthāʾ. It also has a supporting report from Abū Hurayrah, attributed to the Prophet, with the same wording, except that it says: “…the one who lets his lower garment hang down on the Day of Resurrection.” Aḥmad (2/318) narrated it with an authentic chain of transmission that likewise meets the criteria of al-Bukhārī and Muslim.

Muslim (6/148) also narrated from Muḥammad ibn Ziyād, who said: I heard Abū Hurayrah, when he saw a man dragging his lower garment, begin striking the ground with his foot—while he was governor over Bahrain—and saying: “The governor has come! The governor has come!” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “…at one who drags his lower garment out of arrogance.” He then narrated it from Ibn ʿUmar, attributed to the Prophet, with the wording: “Indeed, Allah will not look on the Day of Resurrection at one who drags his garments out of pride.”

1657 — “Indeed, Allah supports Ḥassān with the Holy Spirit so long as he defends, or extols the merits of, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.”

Al-Tirmidhī (2/138), al-Ḥākim (3/487), and Abū Yaʿlā (3/1129) narrated it through ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī al-Zinād, from Hishām ibn ʿUrwah, from his father, from ʿĀʾishah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would set up a pulpit for Ḥassān in the mosque, upon which he would stand to extol the merits of