Note on some errors: First, al-Shawkani, in Tuhfat al-Dhakirin (p. 63), attributed this hadith of Abu Hurayrah to the Musnad of Abu Bakr, whereas it is from the Musnad of Abu Hurayrah. Second, he attributed the addition to the hadith of Abu Bakr, whereas it is from the hadith of Ibn ‘Amr. Third, Shaykh Fadl Allah al-Jilani said in Sharh al-Adab al-Mufrad (2/613), under the hadith of Ibn ‘Amr: “It was recorded by the three, and authenticated by al-Hakim and Ibn Hibban.” I say: This is sheer error, for none of those mentioned narrated it except al-Tirmidhi.

2764 — “Allah says: ‘I am the best of partners. Whoever associates another with Me, then it is for the partner he has associated with Me! O people, devote your deeds sincerely to Allah, for Allah accepts of deeds only that which is sincerely devoted to Him. Do not say, “This is for Allah and for one’s relatives,” for Allah has no share in it. And do not say, “This is for Allah and for your dignitaries,” for it is for your dignitaries, and Allah has no share in it.’”

‘Abd al-Baqi ibn Qani‘ recorded it in the biographical entry on al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Fihri in Mu‘jam al-Sahabah. He said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us: Sa‘id ibn Sulayman informed us, from ‘Ubaydah ibn Humayd, from ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Rafi‘, from Tamim ibn Salamah, from al-Dahhak ibn Qays, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said it. I say: This is an authentic chain of transmission; its narrators are trustworthy narrators of the Sahih, except Ahmad ibn