"A dirham of usury consumed by a man—while he knows—is more severe before Allāh than thirty-six acts of fornication." Narrated by al-Ṭabarānī in "al-Awsaṭ" (1/142-143) and al-Dāraquṭnī (295) from Layth ibn Abī Sulaym from Ibn Abī Mulaykah from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥanẓalah al-Rāhib as a marfūʿ ḥadīth. And from this chain, it was narrated by Ibn ʿAsākir (9/74/2). I say: This chain is weak due to Layth ibn Abī Sulaym, as he had become confused, and ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Rufayʿ contradicted him by narrating from Ibn Abī Mulaykah, saying: from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥanẓalah from Kaʿb as his statement, which is correct as al-Baghawī said. Ibn ʿAsākir mentioned it, and Aḥmad (5/225) produced it with a sound chain from Ibn Rufayʿ, and likewise, it was narrated by al-Dāraquṭnī, who said: This is more authentic than the marfūʿ. However, he was followed by Ayyūb from Ibn Abī Mulaykah from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥanẓalah as marfūʿ. Aḥmad produced it: Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad narrated to us, Jarīr meaning Ibn Ḥāzim narrated from Ayyūb with it. And it was narrated by al-Dāraquṭnī. I say: This chain is sound according to the conditions of the two Shaykhs, and whoever criticized it due to the change in Jarīr before his death was mistaken, because no one heard from him in his state of confusion, as Ibn Mahdī said. Then indeed, the mawqūf is in the ruling of marfūʿ because it is not said merely by opinion, as is not hidden.

"A slanderer will not enter Paradise." Narrated by al-Bukhārī (7/86), Muslim (1/71), Abū Dāwūd (2/297), al-Tirmidhī (1/364) who authenticated it, al-Ṭayālisī (p. 56, no. 421), and Aḥmad (5/382, 389, 392, 402, 404) from Hammām ibn al-Ḥārith from Ḥudhayfah ibn al-Yamān as marfūʿ. And it has another route from him in Muslim and Aḥmad (5/391, 396, 398, 406) and Ibn Ḥibbān in "Rawḍat al-ʿUqalāʾ" p. (153) from Abū Wāʾil from him with the wording: "A tale-bearer." And it is synonymous with "slanderer."

"Indeed, among the causes of forgiveness are spreading peace and speaking kindly." Narrated by al-Kharāʾiṭī in "Makārim al-Akhlāq" (p. 23): Ṣāliḥ ibn..