- "When something about a man reached him, he would not say: 'What is wrong with so-and-so saying this?' but would instead say: 'What is wrong with some people saying such and such?'" It was recorded by Abū Dāwūd (2/288 - Tāzīyah) and from him by al-Bayhaqī in "al-Dalāʾil" (1/237) from ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd al-Ḥammānī, who narrated to us from al-Aʿmash, from Muslim, from Masrūq, from ʿĀʾishah (raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhā) who said: and he mentioned it. I say: This isnād consists of reliable narrators according to the standards of al-Bukhārī and Muslim, except that al-Ḥammānī, whose father's name is ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, was described by al-Ḥāfiẓ as "truthful but makes mistakes." However, Abū Muʿāwiyah followed him, narrating from al-Aʿmash with the wording: "The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) permitted something, but some people refrained from it. This reached the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam), and he became angry until the anger was visible on his face. Then he said: 'What is wrong with some people who refrain from what I have permitted? By Allāh, I am the most knowledgeable of them about Allāh and the most fearful of Him.'" It was recorded by Muslim (7/90) and Aḥmad (6/45). Then it was also recorded by Aḥmad (6/181) and Muslim through other chains from al-Aʿmash with similar wording. Al-Mundhirī said in "Mukhtaṣar al-Sunan" (7/168/4620): "And it was recorded by al-Nasāʾī with its meaning." I say: Let it be examined whether it means something other than what was recorded by Muslim and Aḥmad, and whether it refers to al-Nasāʾī in "al-Ṣughrā" or "al-Kubrā"? It appears to be "al-Kubrā." Then it became clear from "al-Tuḥfah" that it is in "ʿAmal al-Yawm wa-al-Laylah" (number 234), which supports what I inferred, as "ʿAmal" is from "al-Sunan al-Kubrā."