I said: the concession was only due to a preoccupation he had, as is mentioned in the ḥadīth itself. And Allāh knows best. Then, there is a difference in the isnād of the ḥadīth, which I mentioned in "Ṣaḥīḥ Abī Dāwūd," where I explained what is the most likely correct version, so there is no need to repeat it here.

- "Allāh has forbidden wine, and every intoxicant is ḥarām." Narrated by al-Nasāʾī (2/333), al-Ṭabarānī in "al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr" (13225), and Ibn ʿAsākir (17/56/2) from Shabīb ibn ʿAbd al-Malik who said: Muqātil ibn Ḥayyān narrated to me from Sālim ibn ʿAbd Allāh from his father from the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) who said: and he mentioned it. I said: This isnād is ṣaḥīḥ, its narrators are trustworthy, the narrators of Muslim except for Shabīb ibn ʿAbd Allāh, who is trustworthy. He was followed by a group from Nāfiʿ with a similar narration in Muslim (6/100) and others, and it is also found in "al-Irwāʾ" (2431) and elsewhere. The ḥadīth is among the many definitive evidences for the prohibition of every intoxicant, whether made from grapes, dates, corn, or other substances, and whether in small or large amounts. The distinction between different types of wine, and between small and large amounts, is invalid, contrary to what some predecessors believed. Some contemporaries were misled by this in the Kuwaiti magazine "al-ʿArabī" years ago, then some shaykhs from Syria responded to him. What a fine response it was, but his bias for his madhhab prevented him from accepting it. May Allāh pardon us and him by His grace and generosity. Infallibility belongs to Him alone.

- "A good voice is an adornment for the Qurʾān." Narrated by Abū Nuʿaym in "al-Arbaʿīn al-Ṣūfiyyah" (62/1) via al-Ṭabarānī from ʿAbd al-Ghaffār ibn Dāwūd who said: Abū ʿUbaydah Saʿīd ibn Zarbī narrated to us, and from Aḥmad ibn al-Qāsim ibn Masāwar who said: ʿAlī ibn al-Jaʿd narrated to us, Abū Muʿāwiyah al-ʿAbbādānī said: Ḥammād ibn Abī Sulaymān narrated to us from Ibrāhīm al-Nakhaʿī from ʿAlqamah ibn Qays who said: