and differed from him over Muhammad’s father’s name. He also concurred with him in transmitting this hadith from ʿAtaʾ ibn Yasar through this chain, but differed from him in its text as well, adding a sentence at the end; and he also differed in its chain, attributing it to Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her. I have traced it in al-Daʿīfah (5318).

Concerning this hadith, al-Mundhiri said in al-Targhīb (4/193/4):

“Al-Tabarani narrated it, and its narrators are trustworthy.”

Similar is al-Haythami’s statement (10/333):

“Al-Tabarani narrated it, and its narrators are those used in the Sahih collections, apart from Muhammad ibn ʿAbbas (!), who is trustworthy.”

This is how it appears there: “... ibn ʿAbbas,” but it is an error, perhaps on the part of the copyist. What is correct is: “... ibn Abi ʿAyyash,” as stated earlier in the chain of transmission of the hadith and in his biographical notice.

Likewise, his name was corrupted in the aforementioned hadith of Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, into “Muhammad ibn Musa ibn Abi ʿAyyash”! I have pointed this out there.

Moreover, al-Haythami’s declaring this Muhammad trustworthy, following al-Mundhiri, is merely due to their leniency, as they followed Ibn Hibban in declaring him trustworthy. It is therefore no surprise that the three ignoramuses echoed this in their commentary on al-Targhīb (4/288) and, as is their habit, inferred from it and said:

“Good; al-Haythami said ...!”

What is correct is to say: good due to corroborating evidence, for it has a supporting report from the hadith of Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her. Saʿid ibn Abi Hilal narrated that he heard ʿUthman ibn ʿAbd al-Rahman al-Qurazi say:

Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, recited the words of Allah, the Most High: “Indeed, you have come to Us alone, just as