“…and the fee of a zammārah (prostitute).”

It was recorded by al-Bayhaqi.

I say: Its chain of transmission is authentic.

The second: from Abd al-Rahman ibn Sharik: my father narrated to us; al-A'mash narrated to us, from Abu Salih and Abu Hazim, from Abu Hurayrah, attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), with the wording:

“The earnings of a prostitute and the price of a dog are not lawful.”

It was recorded by al-Hakim (2/33), who said:

“Authentic according to the conditions of Muslim.”

Al-Dhahabi concurred with him.

I say: Abd al-Rahman ibn Sharik was not narrated from by Muslim. He is truthful, but makes mistakes.

His father, Sharik—namely Ibn Abd Allah al-Qadi—was narrated from by Muslim in corroborating reports. He too is truthful, but makes frequent mistakes.

The third: from Muslim ibn Khalid al-Zanji, from al-Ala ibn Abd al-Rahman, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):

He prohibited the earnings of a slave woman, unless she has a known occupation and a known source of property.

It was recorded by al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat (2/28/9/8219), who said:

“No one narrated it from al-Ala except Muslim; Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Hakam alone narrated it.”

I say: He is the Egyptian, and he is trustworthy, as are the rest of its narrators, except that Muslim ibn Khalid al-Zanji makes many errors. It was on account of him that al-Haythami deemed it defective, saying (4/93):

“He is weak, although he has been declared trustworthy.”