“The Kufans narrated from him.” I say: The one who narrates from him is Abū ʿAmr al-Shāmī, as you can see.

The second route is from Abū Idrīs al-Khawlānī, from Abū Dharr, in a very lengthy version. It includes the hadith under discussion and the additional mention of the number of prophets previously found in the hadith of ʿAlī ibn Yazīd. Ibn Ḥibbān recorded it in his Ṣaḥīḥ (94—al-Mawārid), and Abū Nuʿaym in al-Ḥilyah (1/166–168), through the route of Ibrāhīm ibn Hishām ibn Yaḥyā ibn Yaḥyā al-Ghassānī: My father narrated to us from my grandfather, from Abū Idrīs al-Khawlānī, from Abū Dharr.

I say: This Ibrāhīm is abandoned and accused of lying. However, he was not alone in narrating it, for Abū Nuʿaym said immediately afterward: “Al-Mukhtār ibn Ghassān also narrated it from Ismāʿīl ibn Salamah, from Abū Idrīs.” I say: This al-Mukhtār is among the narrators of Ibn Mājah. A number of people narrated from him, but they did not report any declaration of his trustworthiness from anyone. Al-Ḥāfiẓ said: “Acceptable.” As for his shaykh, Ismāʿīl ibn Salamah, I have not found a biographical entry for him. Most likely, the name has been corrupted, and the correct reading is Ismāʿīl ibn Muslim, for they mentioned him among his shaykhs. He is the trustworthy al-ʿAbdī, and al-Mukhtār is likewise al-ʿAbdī. Thus, if the chain of transmission to him is sound, it is good by virtue of supporting evidence. And Allah knows best.

Al-Māḍī ibn Muḥammad also corroborated him, from Abū Sulaymān, from al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad, from Abū Idrīs al-Khawlānī, from Abū Dharr. It likewise includes the number of prophets. Ibn Jarīr recorded it in al-Tārīkh (1/150). I say: This chain of transmission is weak because al-Māḍī ibn Muḥammad is weak. His shaykh, Abū Sulaymān, whose name is ʿAlī ibn Sulaymān, is unknown.