Al-Tayalisi recorded it in his Musnad (709), as did al-Nasa’i (751), although he was contradicted, as will follow. Abu al-Ahwas likewise narrated it from Abu Ishaq with the same wording. Ibn Hibban recorded it (2351). A number of others also narrated it from him, as recorded by al-Nasa’i; but we shall not prolong the discussion by mentioning them, for those already cited suffice.

The second version: Isra’il narrated it from Abu Ishaq, from Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Ansari, from al-Bara ibn Azib, with the same wording. Ahmad recorded it (4/300 and 301), as did al-Nasa’i (450/755). Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Ansari—al-Khatmi—was a young Companion.

The third version: Shu’bah narrated it from Abu Ishaq, from Abu Ubaydah and another man, from al-Bara, with the same wording. Ahmad recorded it (4/281), as did Abu Ya’la (2/477) and al-Nasa’i (754).

The fourth version: Isra’il narrated it from Abu Ishaq, from Abu Ubaydah, from his father Abdullah, attributed to the Prophet, with the same wording. Al-Nasa’i recorded it (756), as did Ibn Majah (3923, al-Azami) and Ibn Abi Shaybah (9/76/6589 and 10/251/9361). Yunus ibn Amr also corroborated him, narrating from his father Abu Ishaq, in a version recorded by Abu Ya’la, as mentioned previously under the first version.