then there is a difference in the isnād of the ḥadīth regarding Abū al-Zinād. It was narrated from him in this manner by his son ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, which is the narration of al-Ḥākim and one of Aḥmad (4/178-179). He was followed by al-Mughīrah ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, who is the son of ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥizāmī, and this is the narration of Aḥmad, Ibn Mājah, and al-Ṭaḥāwī. Ibn Jurayj said: I was informed by Abū al-Zinād about it. It was recorded by Aḥmad. Sufyān al-Thawrī disagreed with them, saying from Abū al-Zinād from al-Murqaʿ ibn Ṣayfī, from Ḥanẓalah al-Kātib who said: We went on a military expedition with the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) and passed by a slain woman. The ḥadīth is similar with the wording: "Go to Khālid ibn al-Walīd and tell him: The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) commands you not to kill children or hired workers." It was recorded by Aḥmad, al-Ṭaḥāwī, and Ibn Mājah, and after narrating this version, the first narration was mentioned: "Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah said: Al-Thawrī made a mistake in it." This indicates that the first narration is correct, and it is the truth, due to the agreement of the trustworthy narrators we mentioned on it. This is further supported by the fact that ʿUmar ibn al-Murqaʿ ibn Ṣayfī narrated it from his father in the same manner as the trustworthy narrators from Abū al-Zinād, as mentioned earlier, and the son is usually more knowledgeable about his father's and grandfather's narration. There is also supporting evidence for the ḥadīth with the wording: "What is wrong with people who have exceeded..." which has been mentioned (401). Then the ḥadīth was attributed by al-Ḥāfiẓ in "al-Fatḥ" (6/111) to al-Nasāʾī and Ibn Ḥibbān from the narration of Rabāḥ ibn al-Rabīʿ, with the initial "r" and the lower "y" being pronounced.

- "I do not break a covenant nor do I detain a messenger, but return, and if you still feel the same way as you do now, then come back."