“when you meet him, greet him with peace; and when he seeks your counsel, give him sincere advice.” It has been cited above under no. 1832.

Note: In Hakīm ibn Aflaḥ’s entry in Tahdhīb al-Tahdhīb, it states that Ibn Ḥibbān mentioned him in al-Thiqāt. I did not find this in its printed edition, nor is it found in its original source, Tahdhīb al-Mizzī. However, its learned annotator attributed it to that work, and al-Haythamī mentioned him in Tartīb al-Thiqāt. Allah knows best.

2155 — “Spoils of war were not made lawful for any of the black-headed peoples before you; a fire would descend from heaven and consume them.”

It was recorded by al-Tirmidhī (3084), Ibn Ḥibbān (1668), and al-Ṭaḥāwī in al-Mushkil (4/292), through several routes from al-Aʿmash, from Abū Ṣāliḥ, from Abū Hurayrah, attributed to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with this wording. When the day of Badr came, they seized the spoils before they had been made lawful for them, so Allah revealed:

“Had it not been for a prior decree from Allah, a tremendous punishment would have afflicted you for what you took.”

Al-Tirmidhī said: “A good, authentic, singular hadith from the narration of al-Aʿmash.” I say: It meets the conditions of both al-Bukhārī and Muslim. This hadith also has another route from Abū Hurayrah, similar to it, which will come under no. 2741.

2156 — “Since leaving you, I have said four phrases three times which, if weighed against all that you have said since the beginning of the day, would outweigh them: ‘How far above all imperfection is Allah, and all praise is His, as many as His creation, as great as His own pleasure, as weighty as His Throne, and as abundant as the ink of His words.’”

It was recorded by Muslim (8/83), Abū Dāwūd (1503), Ibn Khuzaymah in al-Tawḥīd (p. 107), Ibn Mandah in his al-Tawḥīd (77/1 and 103/2), as well as al-Nasāʾī (1/