And Ibn Lahiʿah was ʿAbd Allah al-Misri. His retention was poor, except in what was narrated from him by the three ʿAbd Allahs: ʿAbd Allah ibn Wahb, ʿAbd Allah ibn Yazid al-Muqriʾ, and ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Mubarak. This report is narrated by the first of them, for the uncle of Aḥmad in this chain is ʿAbd Allah ibn Wahb, who is too well known to require mention.

As for Aḥmad, he was Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥman ibn Wahb ibn Muslim al-Misri, known as Baḥshal. He was truthful, though his reliability declined toward the end of his life, as stated in al-Taqrib. Muslim relied upon him; thus, his hadith is good provided that it does not conflict with stronger evidence.

Imam Aḥmad also recorded it (5/259): Yaḥya ibn Isḥaq al-Saylaḥini narrated to us; Ibn Lahiʿah narrated to us through the same chain, except that he said:

“On the Day of the Conquest,”

in place of “the Farewell Pilgrimage.” The former is more authentic.

305 — “Do not brand with fire”—that is, on the face.

Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Muʿjam al-Kabir (3/142/1–2): Zakariyya ibn Yaḥya al-Saji narrated to us; Muḥammad ibn al-Muthanna informed us; ʿUthman ibn ʿUmar informed us; ʿUthman ibn Murrah informed us, from ʿIkrimah, from Ibn ʿAbbas, who said:

“Al-ʿAbbas was travelling with the Prophet on a camel whose face he had branded with fire. The Prophet said: ‘What is this brand, ʿAbbas?’ He replied: ‘It is a brand that we used to apply in the pre-Islamic era.’ Thereupon, he repeated the above statement.”

I say: This is an authentic chain. All its narrators are narrators of the Sahih collections, apart from al-Saji, who is trustworthy, as stated in al-Taqrib.

It also has a supporting report from the hadith of Jaʿfar ibn Tamam, from his grandfather al-ʿAbbas ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib:

“The Prophet prohibited branding on the face. Al-ʿAbbas said: ‘I brand only on the two haunches.’”

Abu Yaʿla recorded it (312/2). Its narrators are trustworthy, but its chain is interrupted between Jaʿfar and his grandfather.