Virtue of the poor

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Look at the man of the highest standing in the mosque! The narrator says: I looked, and there was a man wearing a hullah (that is, a costly garment). I said: This one. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Look at the man of the lowest standing in the mosque! The narrator says: I looked, and there was a man wearing worn-out clothes. I said: This one. The narrator says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, this (poor man) will be better in the sight of Allah Almighty than enough people like that (well-off man) to fill the earth."
Ahmad recorded it with several chains, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and I went out, with his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed hand in my hand. A man of shabby appearance came to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abu so-and-so, how did you come to this state that I see? He said: Because of illness and poverty, O Messenger of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I not teach you words through which Allah Almighty will remove illness and poverty from you? He said: No! In exchange for those two (that is, illness and poverty), I would not even like to have taken part with you in the Battle of Badr and the Battle of Uhud. The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Can the people of Badr and the people of Uhud reach the rank which a contented poor man reaches? The narrator says: Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) then said: O Messenger of Allah, teach them to me! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abu Hurayrah, recite: 'Tawakkaltu 'ala al-hayy alladhi la yamut, al-hamdu lillahi alladhi lam yattakhidh waladan wa lam yakun lahu sharikun fi al-mulk wa lam yakun lahu waliyyun min al-dhull, wa kabbirhu takbira' (I have put my trust in the Ever-Living who will never die; all praise belongs to Allah, who is free of offspring, who has no partner in sovereignty, and who is not weak so as to need a helper; and proclaim His greatness fully). The narrator says: Then once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me, and my condition had improved. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: What is the reason for this? I said: O Messenger of Allah, I keep reciting the words that you taught me.
Abu Ya'la recorded it; its chain contains Musa bin Ubaydah al-Rabadhi, who is da'if (weak) and has been weakly declared trustworthy, and also Harb bin Maymun; the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever asks about me" (the narrator is unsure, or perhaps the words are:) whoever would like to look at me, let him look at a man with dishevelled hair and a changed complexion, who is devoted to worship (or who has no proper clothing), who has not laid one brick upon another nor one reed upon another (that is, has built nothing), before whom a banner is raised and he girds himself and heads for it. Today is the day of preparation, tomorrow is the day of the result, and the final destination is Paradise or Hell."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Sulayman bin Abi Karimah, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: One day I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the sun rose. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection some people will come whose light will be like the light of the sun." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah, will that be us? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No! There is much good for you, but they will be the poor Muhajirun who will be gathered from the various parts of the earth." (Al-Haythami says:) I say: Then he mentioned the rest of the hadith.
Ahmad recorded it, and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir he added these words: "Glad tidings to the strangers! Glad tidings to the strangers! It was asked: Who are the strangers? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Righteous people, few in number, among many evil people; those who disobey them are more than those who obey them."

In one narration the words are: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Are we among them? This narration has several chains in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and the narrators of one of them are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you know who of Allah's creation will be the first to enter Paradise? The people said: Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) know best. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The first of Allah's creation to enter Paradise will be the poor Muhajirun, through whom breaches are sealed and through whom hardships are warded off; when one of them dies, his need remains in his chest, for he has no means to fulfil it. Allah Almighty will say to whomever He wills of His angels: Go to them and greet them with salam. The angels will say: We are the dwellers of Your heaven and the best of Your creation; do You command us to go to them and greet them with salam? The Lord will say: These are servants of Mine who used to worship Me and did not associate anyone with Me; through them breaches were sealed and hardships warded off; when one of them died, his need remained in his chest, for he had no means to fulfil it." the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: Then the angels will come to them at that time, entering upon them from every gate, and will say: "Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured; and excellent is the final home." (Al-Haythami says:) I say: From this Companion there is another narration in the "Sahih", other than this one.
Ahmad, al-Bazzar and al-Tabarani recorded it, and after the words "We are the dwellers of Your heaven" they added: "and You admit them to Paradise before us!" Its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The first group to enter Paradise will be the poor Muhajirun, through whom hardships are warded off; when they are commanded, they listen and obey; when one of them has some need of a ruler, his need is not fulfilled until he dies with that need still in his chest. On the Day of Resurrection Allah Almighty will summon Paradise, and it will come with its adornment and beauty. Allah Almighty will say: There are servants of Mine who fought in My path and were killed, who were harmed for My sake, and who strove in My path. (Then those servants will be told:) Enter Paradise! And they will enter it without reckoning."
Ahmad and al-Tabarani recorded it, and they added these words in it: "Enter Paradise without any punishment or reckoning! Then the angels will come and fall into prostration, saying: O our Lord, we glorify You night and day and declare Your holiness. Who are these whom You have preferred over us? Allah Almighty will say: These are My servants who fought in My path and were harmed in My path. Then the angels will enter upon them from every gate, saying: 'Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured; and excellent is the final home.'" The narrators of al-Tabarani are the narrators of the Sahih, except Abu Ushshanah, who is thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The poor Muslims will enter (Paradise) five hundred years before the wealthy Muslims. We asked: O Messenger of Allah, who are they? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: They are those who, when there is a perilous situation, are sent out, and when there is the prospect of spoils, others are sent; they are those who are not allowed to come to the ruler's door." (Al-Haythami says:) I say: Abu Dawud recorded part of this narration.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Abu Ubaydah bin al-Fudayl bin Iyad, whom I do not know, and Zayd al-Ammi, whom the majority declared da'if (weak), although he has been declared trustworthy; the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My Pond will be as wide as the distance between Aden and Oman; its cups will be as many as the stars; its water will be whiter than snow and sweeter than honey; and the first to come to it will be the poor Muhajirun." We said: O Messenger of Allah, describe them to us. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Their hair will be dishevelled and their clothes soiled; they will not be able to marry women of comfort; doors will not be opened for them; they will fulfil their obligations, but they will not receive their rights." (Al-Haythami says:) I say: From this Companion there is a narration about the Pond in the "Sahih" in abridged form.
Al-Tabarani recorded it.

In a narration of his the words are: "The majority of those coming to it will be the poor Muhajirun," in place of the words: "The first to come to it." The narrators of the second narration are the narrators of the Sahih.

Abu al-Siddiq reports from the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The poor believers will enter Paradise four hundred years before the wealthy." The (later) narrator says: I said: But al-Hasan,
in mentioning this narration, gave the words: "forty years before." Abu al-Siddiq said: From the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) it is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Four hundred years before, until the wealthy man will wish: If only I had been poor (in the world)." The narrator says: I said: O Messenger of Allah, tell us their names. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They will be those who, when there is a disliked situation, are sent for it, and when it is the time of blessings, others are sent for them instead; and they will be those who are not allowed to come to the doors."
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except Zayd bin Abi al-Hawari, who has been declared trustworthy despite his weakness.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The poor of my Ummah will enter Paradise forty years before the wealthy. It was said: Describe them to us! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Their clothes will be soiled and their hair dishevelled; they will not be allowed in; they will not be able to marry women of comfort; the eastern and western regions of the earth will be entrusted to them; they will fulfil all their obligations, but they will not receive all their rights."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The poor of my Ummah will enter Paradise forty years before its wealthy (the narrator is unsure about the word used here for 'years')."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Muhammad bin Abi Kamil al-Mawsili, whom I do not know, and the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The poor Muslims will enter (Paradise) half a day before the well-off Muslims." The narrator says: I asked: How long will half a day be? He said: (Allah Almighty says:) "Indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When they enter Paradise, all of them will have the stature of Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him)." I asked: What was the stature of Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him)? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "His height was twelve cubits (dhira', that is, the length from the elbow to the tip of the long middle finger) and his breadth was six cubits." I asked: Which cubit? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "As long as the cubit of a tall man."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Adi bin al-Fadl al-Taymi, who was their client (mawla), and he is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna al-Irbad bin Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us on the platform of the "Suffah". He had a turban tied, and he said: "If you knew what has been stored up for you, you would not grieve over the things that have been withheld from you. Soon Persia and Rome will be conquered for you."
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I will never stay behind from the first expedition, after I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "On the Day of Resurrection the poor Muslims will come on their saddles, and it will be said to them: Stop to give your account! They will say: We were not given anything for which you should take account from us." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "So they (the poor) will enter Paradise forty years before other people."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it.

Abd al-Rahman bin Sabit narrates: Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a message to Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him): I am appointing you as the commander over these people; take them to the land of the enemy and wage jihad along with them! The narrator says: Then he mentioned a long hadith, in which, further on, are these words: Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I will not stay behind from any first expedition, after I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed, the poor Muslims will proceed in a flock just as pigeons proceed in a flock." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It will be said to them: Halt for the reckoning! They will say: By Allah! We did not leave behind anything for which we should be called to account. Allah Almighty will say: My servants have spoken the truth." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "So they will enter Paradise seventy years before other people."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it.

Then he narrated it from Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and said: It is like it. The chains of both contain a narrator, Yazid bin Abi Ziyad, who has been declared trustworthy despite his weakness; the remaining narrators of both are thiqat (trustworthy).
Imam al-Bazzar recorded it from Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) in a similar way.

Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was among the People of the Suffah. I remember that none of us had a complete garment on his body, and the sweat had made streaks on our skin through the dust and dirt. One day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us and said: "Glad tidings to the poor Muhajirun." The narrator says: Meanwhile a man came who appeared well-off from his outward appearance. Whatever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, that man would try to make his own words stand out above the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When that man went away, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty dislikes this man and those like him, who, while talking with people, twist their tongues just as a cow twists its tongue in the pasture; and in Hell, Allah Almighty will twist their tongues and their faces."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it with various chains, and the narrators of one of them are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I looked into Paradise and saw that the majority of its people were the poor, and I looked into Hell and saw that the majority of its people were the well-off and women."
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and its chain is jayyid (good).

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "I looked into Paradise and saw that the majority of its people were the weak and the poor, and I looked into Hell and saw that the majority of its people were women."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except al-Dahhak bin Yasar, and Ibn Hibban declared him trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I entered Paradise and heard a footstep ahead of me. I asked: Whose is this? He (the angel) said: It is Sayyiduna Bilal's (may Allah be pleased with him). I went on, and the majority of the people of Paradise were the Muhajirun and the children of the Muslims, and the fewest there were the well-off and women. I was told: As for the well-off, they are held back at the gate, being called to account and examined; as for the women, the two red things, gold and silk, made them heedless." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then we came out through one of the eight gates of Paradise. When I was at the gate, a balance was brought. I was placed in one pan and my Ummah was placed in the other pan, and my pan was heavier. Then Abu Bakr was brought and placed in one pan, and my whole Ummah was brought and placed in the other pan, and Abu Bakr's pan was heavier. Then Umar was brought and placed in one pan, and my whole Ummah was brought and placed in the other pan, and Umar's pan was heavier. Then my Ummah was presented to me one by one, and they kept passing by. Abd al-Rahman was late in coming; he came when hope for him had been lost. I said: O Abd al-Rahman! (Where were you left behind?) He said: O Messenger of Allah! May my father and mother be sacrificed for you! By the One who sent you with the truth, I have come to you, freed, at a time when I was thinking that I would never be freed to come to you except after growing old (while giving account). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: For what? Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: I was being called to account and examined because of the abundance of my wealth."
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and Imam al-Tabarani recorded something similar. Both their chains contain a narrator, Mutarrih bin Yazid, and a narrator, Ali bin Yazid, and there is agreement on the weakness of both of them. Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) is one of those who had the honour of taking part in the Battle of Badr and al-Hudaybiyah, and he is one of the ten who were given the testimony of Paradise, and he is among the most excellent of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them).

Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) appointed Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) as governor of Syria. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to him in a letter: Pay the people their stipends and then take them with you on campaign. Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) was making the payments to the people, and this was in the last part of the day, when a man from the countryside came to him. He said to Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him): O Sayyiduna Mu'adh! Order my payment to be made, for I am a man from such-and-such rural district, and I would like to go back to my family before nightfall. Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! I will not pay you until I have paid these people (Sayyiduna Mu'adh meant the people of the city). Then he said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "All the Prophets (peace be upon them) will enter Paradise two thousand years before Sayyiduna Dawud (peace be upon him) and Sayyiduna Sulayman (peace be upon him); the poor Muslims will enter Paradise forty years before the rich Muslims; and the people of the cities will enter Paradise forty years before the people of the rural areas. The cities have excellence because of the Friday prayer, the congregations and the circles of remembrance; and if there is a trial, it too comes to the city and does not come to the villages."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and he said:
This is not narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) except with this chain. Its chain contains a narrator, Ali bin Sa'id bin Bashir. Imam al-Daraqutni (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He is not of that standing, and he is alone in narrating some reports. Ibn Yunus said: He had understanding and he had memory. Imam al-Dhahabi said: He is a hafiz who travelled (in search of knowledge). The remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Umayyah bin Khalid bin Abdullah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek victory through the poor Muslims.

In one narration the words are: "He used to seek help through the poor Muslims."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it, and the narrators of the first narration are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah! Keep me alive as a poor person, give me death as a poor person, and raise me (on the Day of Resurrection) in the company of the poor."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Baqiyyah bin al-Walid, who has been declared trustworthy despite his weakness. As for the teacher of Imam al-Tabarani and the narrator named Ubaydullah bin Ziyad al-Awza'i, I do not know either of them. The remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: My dear friend (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded me to do seven things: "To love the poor and to stay close to them. He commanded me to look at the one who is below me and not to look at the one who is above me. He commanded me to maintain ties of kinship even if I am not being treated well. He commanded me not to ask anyone for anything. He commanded me to speak the truth even if it is bitter. He commanded me not to care about the blame of any blamer regarding Allah Almighty. And he commanded me to recite abundantly 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (There is no power and no strength except with Allah), for it is among the treasures beneath the Throne."

In one narration the words are: "He commanded me to show mercy to the poor and to keep sitting with them."
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and Imam al-Tabarani recorded something similar in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. The narrators of one of Imam Ahmad's two chains are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not teach you five things? To love the poor and to stay close to them; look at the one who is below you, and do not look at the one who is above you; maintain ties of kinship even if you are not treated likewise; speak the truth even if it is bitter; and recite abundantly 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (There is no power and no strength except with Allah)."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Jarir bin Ayyub al-Bajali, and he is extremely da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this as a marfu' hadith: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The food of a household becomes little, and their houses become illuminated."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this same report in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Abdullah bin al-Muttalib al-Ijli, whom al-Uqayli declared da'if (weak). The remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ahead of you there is a difficult mountain pass; only the one who is lightly burdened will be saved from it."
Imam al-Bazzar recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except Asad bin Musa and Musa bin Muslim al-Saghir, and both of them are thiqah (trustworthy). The hadith narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) has already passed in the chapter before this one, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: One day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us, holding the hand of Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu Dharr! Do you know that ahead of us there is a difficult mountain pass, and only those whose (load of goods) is light will be able to climb it?" A man said: O Messenger of Allah! Am I among those with a light load (of goods) or among those with a heavy load? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Do you have one day's food?" He said: Yes! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Do you have food for tomorrow?" He said: Yes! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Do you have food for the day after tomorrow?" He said: No! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you had three days' food, you would be among those with a heavy load (of goods)."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Junadah bin Marwan. Abu Hatim said: He is not strong. The remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Two believers will meet at the gate of Paradise, one a well-off believer and the other a poor believer; they will have lived (so) in the world. The poor one will be admitted into Paradise, and the well-off one will be held back for as long as Allah wills; then he too will be admitted into Paradise. The poor one will meet him and say: O my brother! What held you back? You were held back so long that, by Allah, I began to fear for you. The well-off one will say: O my brother! After you, I was held back in a way that was frightening and hateful, and before I reached you (that is, while giving my account) so much of my sweat flowed that if a thousand camels that eat salty plants had come to it, they would have drunk that sweat and gone back with their thirst quenched."
Imam Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Duwayd, whose lineage is not stated. If he is the one from whom Sufyan narrated, then al-Ijli mentioned him in Kitab al-Thiqat; and if he is someone other than him, then I do not know him. The remaining narrators of this report are the narrators of the Sahih, except Muslim bin Bashir, and he is thiqah (trustworthy).