(p. 223), and he related this from the leading authorities of hadith and legal theory. I have found a corroborating report with the wording: “Supplication is veiled until blessings are invoked upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.” Ibn Hibban narrated it, in his entry on Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Wasiti in his al-Du‘afa’ (The Weak Narrators), with his chain from Thawr ibn Yazid, from Khalid ibn Ma‘dan, from Mu‘adh ibn Jabal, attributed to the Prophet. He said of him: “He narrates from Thawr reports in which he is not corroborated, and from other trustworthy narrators, inverted reports. Despite the small number of his narrations, it is not permissible to cite him as evidence.”

Ibn Abi Hatim mentioned him (1/1/87), but did not record any criticism or accreditation of him. There is another corroborating report. Ibn al-Qayyim said in Jala’ al-Afham (p. 261): “Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Shu‘ayb—namely, Imam al-Nasa’i—said: Muhammad ibn Hafs narrated to us; al-Jarrah ibn Malih—though the original reads: Yahya—narrated to us; Umar—though the original reads: Amr—ibn Amr told me: I heard Abdullah ibn Busr say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘Every supplication is veiled until it begins with praise of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and blessings upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Then he supplicates, and his supplication is answered.’ This Umar ibn Amr is al-Ahmusi. He narrated two hadiths from Abdullah ibn Busr, of which this is one.”

I say: Ibn Abi Hatim said (3/1/127): “A Syrian, Abu Hafs, who met Abdullah ibn Busr … My father said: There is no harm in him; his hadith is sound, and he is among the reliable narrators of Homs.” Al-Jarrah ibn Malih is al-Bahrani, a Syrian from Homs. He narrated from a number of people, including this al-Ahmusi, as stated in al-Jarh wa al-Ta‘dil (Narrator Criticism and Accreditation) (1/1/524). He reported from his father: “His hadith is sound.”