—perhaps a typographical error or a slip of the pen—for it conflicts with the state of its chain of transmission, and it has no valid corroborating narration to strengthen it in its longer form, unlike the hadith under discussion, which is authentic, as stated above.

Rare words in the hadith: Dawāḥ: dāwiḥ means huge and exceedingly tall; every great tree is a dawḥah. Al-ʿidhq, with a fatḥah: a date palm. Al-Nihāyah.

Note: The narration of ‘Abd al-Razzāq found in Ibn Jarīr was also recorded by ‘Abd al-Razzāq in al-Muṣannaf (5/406–407), through Maʿmar. However, it appears there as follows: “Al-Zuhrī informed me; he said: Kaʿb ibn Mālik informed me: The first matter for which Abū Lubābah was reproached was that he and an orphan had a date palm over which they disputed. They brought their dispute to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and the Prophet ruled in Abū Lubābah’s favor. The orphan wept, so the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ‘Leave it to him.’ But he refused. He said, ‘Then give it to him, and you will have one like it in Paradise.’ But he refused. Ibn al-Dahdāḥah then went to Abū Lubābah and said, ‘Sell me the date palm for two gardens.’ He said, ‘Yes.’ Then he went to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said, ‘Messenger of Allah, if I give this orphan this date palm, will I have one like it in Paradise?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ So he gave it to him.” He said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would then say—then he cited the hadith under discussion in similar wording.

I say: Kaʿb ibn Mālik was a well-known Companion, and al-Zuhrī did not meet him. For this reason, Shaykh al-Aʿẓamī, may Allah have mercy on him, wrote in his annotation: “Perhaps the correct name is: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Kaʿb ibn Mālik.” That is, it too is mursal. And Allah knows best.