has preceded; he is unanimously regarded as trustworthy. In the case of a hadith such as this, once its authenticity has been established, the principle is to reconcile it with whatever appears to contradict it in the manner explained above. This is precisely what al-Hafiz himself did with a similar hadith narrated from Jabir ascribed to the Prophet: “Raisins and dates are khamr.”

Its documentation has preceded under no. 1875. Al-Hafiz said on the page following the one referred to above:

“Its chain is authentic, and its apparent meaning is one of restriction. What is intended, however, is emphasis, relative to what was then available in Madinah, as established in the hadith of Anas.”

The hadith of Anas to which he refers is recorded by al-Bukhari with the wording:

“Khamr was forbidden to us when it was forbidden, and we found—in Madinah—only a small amount of grape wine. Most of our khamr was made from unripe dates and ripe dates.” *

3160—He would say at the conclusion of the prayer, after pronouncing the salām and before rising, raising his voice as he said:

“None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belong all dominion and all praise, and He is over all things fully capable. There is no power nor strength except through Allah. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. We worship none but Him. To Him belong all favour, all bounty, and all excellent praise. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, devoting the religion sincerely to Him, even if the disbelievers detest it.”

Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Du‘a’ (2/1107/681): Abd al-Rahman ibn Salm al-Razi narrated to us—the original mistakenly reads: Muslim!—Sahl ibn Uthman narrated to us; Junadah ibn Salm narrated to us, from