wanted to depart, he came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: “O Qays, do not come on the Day of Resurrection with a camel upon your neck that is bellowing, a cow that is lowing, or a sheep that is bleating; and do not be like Abu Righal.” He then mentioned the rest of the hadith.

Al-Bayhaqi recorded it (4/157) through Hisham ibn Saʿd, with his chain of transmission from Qays. I say: This is a good chain of transmission, given the well-known disagreement concerning Hisham. He placed Qays in this account in place of his father, Saʿd. If he retained it accurately, then so be it; otherwise, the correct version is that found in the two preceding narrations: namely, that it was Saʿd.

2543 — “No person opens upon himself a door of begging but that Allah opens for him a door of poverty. For a man to take his rope, go to the mountain, gather firewood and carry it on his back, then earn his living from it, is better for him than asking people, whether they give him or refuse him.”

Ahmad recorded it (2/418): Qutaybah narrated to us: ʿAbd al-ʿAziz ibn Muhammad narrated to us, from al-ʿAlaʾ—that is, Ibn ʿAbd al-Rahman—from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said this. I say: Its chain of transmission is authentic according to Muslim’s criteria, and Ibn Hibban also authenticated it (3378, al-Ihsan). ʿAbd al-ʿAziz ibn Muhammad is al-Darawardi; the criticism concerning him is not detrimental. He was corroborated regarding the first part of it by Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Mujabbir, from al-ʿAlaʾ through the same chain. Abu Yaʿla recorded it (6691), as did Ibn ʿAdi (2/299), who said: “Despite Ibn Mujabbir’s weakness, his hadith is recorded.” I say: But Maslamah ibn Qasim and al-Khatib accused him of lying, so his corroboration carries no weight. Thus, the main reliance is