mention any of it to him, nor did he reproach him [at all, until he died].”

I say: This is a hadith of Zayd ibn Arqam, may Allah be pleased with him. It has two routes from him, both of which revolve around al-A‘mash, may Allah Most High have mercy on him.

The first is from him, from Thumamah ibn ‘Uqbah, from Zayd, may Allah be pleased with him. It was recorded by al-Tabarani in al-Mu‘jam al-Kabir (5/201/5011)—the wording is his—and by al-Hakim (4/360–361); the fourth, fifth, and sixth additions are his. Both narrated it through Jarir, from al-A‘mash, through this chain. Al-Hakim said, “Authentic according to the conditions of the two Shaykhs.” Al-Dhahabi objected, saying: “I say: Neither of them narrated anything from Thumamah, and he is truthful.”

I say: Rather, he is trustworthy, as al-Dhahabi himself stated in al-Kashif, following Ibn Ma‘in and al-Nasa’i. Al-Hafiz likewise said so in al-Taqrib. Thus, the chain of transmission is authentic. Shayban also narrated it from al-A‘mash through the same chain. Al-Tabarani recorded it (5012) and said: “Abu Mu‘awiyah differed from them in its chain of transmission.”

I say: He is referring to the following route. Sufyan al-Thawri likewise narrated it from al-A‘mash through the same chain. Ibn Sa‘d recorded it in al-Tabaqat (2/199), and the second addition is his.

The second route is narrated by Abu Mu‘awiyah, from al-A‘mash, from Yazid ibn Hibban, from Zayd ibn