The third route is from Mujahid ibn Rumi, with wording similar to that of the first narration. It was recorded by al-Asbahani in al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib (78/1), al-Sahmi in Tarikh Jurjan (p. 117) and in his Fawa’id (166/1), and al-Tabarani in al-Du‘a’ (1743). I say: Its chain of transmission is authentic; all its narrators are trustworthy and are among the narrators of al-Bukhari and Muslim, except for this Mujahid. Ibn Ma‘in declared him trustworthy, and Ibn Hibban included him in al-Thiqat (7/499).

The fourth route is from al-Mu‘tamir ibn Sulayman, who said: “I heard Layth narrate from ‘Abd al-Karim ibn Abi al-Mukhariq, from Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Qasim, from Abu Umamah,” attributing it to the Prophet, with similar wording, except that he said, “Praise be to Allah,” in place of “Glory be to Allah.” It was recorded by al-Ruyani (30/220/2) and al-Tabarani in al-Kabir (7930) and al-Du‘a’ (1744), who added at its end: “Learn them and teach them to those who come after you.” Ibn ‘Asakir likewise narrated it (8/150/1), except that he also mentioned the glorification of Allah at its end.

Layth was Ibn Abi Sulaym. He was weak and had become confused in his later years. Al-Haythami’s statement in al-Majma‘ (10/93) that he practised tadlis is one of his errors. Ibn Abi al-Mukhariq is weak. Abu Isra’il contradicted al-Mu‘tamir, saying: “From Layth, from Yazid ibn al-Asamm, from Umm al-Darda’, from Abu al-Darda’...” Thus, he differed regarding the chain of transmission and made it a report from Abu al-Darda’. Abu Isra’il is weak; his name was Isma‘il ibn Khalifah al-Mula’i.

The fifth route is from al-Hasan ibn Abi Ja‘far, from Muhammad ibn Jahadah, from al-Walid