specifically in his narration from Saʿīd from Abū Hurayrah, and he himself is truthful as mentioned in "al-Taqrīb," and likewise "al-Mīzān" said: "He was among the distinguished and the imams, those of righteousness and piety, and among the people of fatwá, having a circle in the mosque of the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam)." Then, Muslim did not narrate from him except as a follow-up. Al-Ḥākim said, as in "al-Mīzān": "Muslim included thirteen ḥadīths from him in his book, all as supporting evidence, and the later scholars among our imams have spoken about his poor memory." I say: his ḥadīth is ḥasan, if Allāh wills. And I have found a corroborator for him in this ḥadīth, recorded by al-Ṭayālisī (p. 306, no. 2325): Abū Maʿshar narrated to us from Saʿīd from Abū Hurayrah who said: The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "The best of women is the one who, when you look at her, pleases you..." a ḥadīth similar to it, and he added at its end: "He said: and he recited this verse: *Men are the protectors and maintainers of women* to the end of the verse." And Abū Maʿshar's name is Najīḥ, and he is weak. And it has a witness from the ḥadīth of ʿAbd Allāh ibn Salām. Al-Haythamī said (4/273): "It was narrated by al-Ṭabarānī, and in it is Zurayk ibn Abī Zurayk, whom I do not know, and the rest of its narrators are trustworthy." I say: he is known and trustworthy, so refer to the preceding ḥadīth (1698). And from the route of al-Ṭabarānī, it was recorded by al-Ḍiyāʾ in "al-Mukhtārah" (58/180/1). And it has another witness with the wording: "Shall I not inform you of the best treasure a person can have? ..." It is part of a ḥadīth recorded in "al-Ḍaʿīfah" (1319) and in "al-Mishkāt" (1781), and "Ḍaʿīf Abī Dāwūd" (293)