I say: Although Ayyub ibn ʿUtbah was weak, the point is only to adduce his narration from Taysalah ibn ʿAli as supporting evidence that he was the same Taysalah ibn Miyas from whom Ziyad ibn Mikhraq narrated this very hadith—except that he narrated it as a Companion report, which is more correct. This proves that Taysalah ibn ʿAli was indeed Taysalah ibn Miyas, especially since al-Burdhayji stated in al-Afrad: “Taysalah ibn Miyas: Miyas is a nickname, and his name is ʿAli.”

Accordingly, al-Hafiz said in al-Taqrib, in this entry for Ibn Miyas, following the biographical notice of Taysalah ibn ʿAli: “He is the one preceding him. Al-Mizzi distinguished between them and was mistaken; I have clarified this in the original work.”

I say: Yes, but this verification and identification is contradicted by your describing him as “acceptable,” when a number of trustworthy narrators reported from him: Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, ʿIkrimah ibn ʿAmmar, Abu Maʿshar al-Baraʾ, and Ziyad ibn Mikhraq. Add to this Ibn Maʿin’s declaration that he was trustworthy—which he overlooked—and Ibn Hibban’s declaration (4/398 and 399), which he himself mentioned. His teacher al-Haythami also indicated that he regarded him as reliable, for, after the preceding corroborating report (5/266), he said: “Al-Tabarani narrated it, and its narrators are trustworthy.”

2899 — “He used to cover his face while in a state of ihram.”

Al-Daraqutni recorded it in al-ʿIlal (3/13), saying: Abu Bakr al-Shafiʿi narrated to us: Musa ibn al-Hasan narrated to us: al-Qaʿnabi narrated to us: Ibn Abi Dhiʾb narrated to us from al-Zuhri, from Aban ibn ʿUthman, from ʿUthman ibn ʿAffan, who mentioned it. He said: “This is how it appeared in Abu Bakr’s book, attributed to the Prophet; but the correct version is that it is attributed to the Companion.” That is what he said! He then immediately cited, through his authentic chain, from ʿAbdullah ibn ʿAmir ibn Rabiʿah that he