from al-Zuhrī from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Kaʿb ibn Mālik from ʿĀmir ibn Mālik ... It was also recorded by al-Bazzār, who said: "Ibn al-Mubārak raised it (meaning he connected it), while ʿAbd al-Razzāq left it mursal, and we do not know ʿĀmir narrated except this." al-Ḥāfiẓ said afterward: "I say: the isnād is authentic and rare, and Ibn al-Mubārak is more reliable than ʿAbd al-Razzāq, but the ḥadīth of ʿAbd al-Razzāq is more likely to be correct." I say: and that seems to be due to the other mursal path according to al-Bayhaqī, but the ḥadīth is authentic in any case as it has supporting evidence affirming its authenticity, some of which has already been mentioned; see ḥadīth (1707). (Note) al-Suyūṭī attributed the ḥadīth in "al-Jāmiʿ al-Ṣaghīr" to al-Ṭabarānī in "al-Kabīr" from Kaʿb ibn Mālik! As for "al-Jāmiʿ al-Kabīr," he attributed it (1/251/2) to al-Ṭabarānī in "al-Kabīr" and Ibn ʿAsākir from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Kaʿb ibn Mālik from his father, and Ibn ʿAsākir from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Kaʿb ibn Mālik from ʿĀmir ibn Mālik, the wielder of spears. al-Haythamī did not attribute it in "al-Majmaʿ" (4/152) to al-Ṭabarānī at all, and Allāh knows best. The ḥadīth has supporting evidence, one of which was mentioned under number (1707).

- "The strongest bond of faith is loyalty for the sake of Allāh and enmity for the sake of Allāh, love for the sake of Allāh, and hatred for the sake of Allāh." It was recorded by al-Ṭabarānī in "al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr" (11537) through the route of Ḥanash from ʿIkrimah from Ibn ʿAbbās who said: The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said to Abū Dharr: "Which bond of faith - I think he said - is the strongest?" He replied: "Allāh and His Messenger know best." He said: "Loyalty ..."