his father, not his uncle. Ibn Ḥibbān considered him trustworthy (7/412), and two others narrated from him. Yaʿqūb is Ibn Kāsib. In summary, although these chains of transmission are not free from weakness, some of them strengthen each other, as al-Sakhāwī mentioned in "al-Maqāṣid al-Ḥasanah" (1/433). The discussion remains on the additional part in the ḥadīth of Anas: "and that mosques become pathways, and that sudden death becomes prevalent." Know that the first part of it is supported by a narration from Ibn Masʿūd who said: "Among the signs of the Hour is that a man passes through the mosque and does not pray two rakʿahs." It was recorded by ʿAbd al-Razzāq (1678) from Maʿmar, from Abū Isḥāq and others from the people of Kūfah from him. It was also recorded by Ibn Abī Shaybah (1/339) and al-Ṭabarānī in "al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr" (3/36/2) from ʿAbd al-Aʿlá ibn al-Ḥakam from Khārijah ibn al-Ṣalt al-Burjamī from him, who said: "Among the signs of the Hour or its approach is that mosques become pathways." From this perspective, it was recorded by al-Ḥākim (4/446) as marfūʿ, with an addition, and he said: "Its chain is authentic." I said: al-Dhahabī critiqued it with irrelevant points, and he even confused this chain with another preceding one. This does not bear authenticity, but only ḥasan, because ʿAbd al-Aʿlá—who is Ibn al-Ḥakam—was mentioned by Ibn Abī Ḥātim (3/1/25) with two trustworthy narrators from him, without any criticism or endorsement. He meets the criteria of Ibn Ḥibbān, so perhaps he included him in "Thiqāt," and it should be reviewed. It is further supported by another chain from Ibn Masʿūd, narrated by Manṣūr from Sālim ibn Abī al-Jaʿd who said: Ibn Masʿūd entered the mosque, and ʿAbd Allāh said: The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: