and the ḥadīth was cited by al-Suyūṭī in "al-Jāmiʿ al-Kabīr" from the narration of Aḥmad, ʿAbd ibn Ḥumayd, Abū Yaʿlá, al-Ṭabarānī in "al-Kabīr," Ibn Ḥibbān, and al-Bayhaqī from Abū Saʿīd, and Ibn al-Najjār from Ibn ʿAbbās. He also cited it (1/293/1) from Abū Yaʿlá from Abū Saʿīd with the addition: "for it neither brings closer a term nor distances sustenance." He missed that it is in the Musnad of Aḥmad as we mentioned, and he also missed that the ḥadīth is in al-Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, and al-Mustadrak! In the ḥadīth: there is a strong prohibition against concealing the truth out of fear of people or desire for livelihood. So whoever conceals it out of fear of being harmed by them in any form of harm such as beating, insulting, cutting off sustenance, or fear of losing their respect, and so on, is included in the prohibition and is opposing the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam). If this is the state of one who conceals the truth while knowing it, then how is the state of one who not only does that but also bears false witness against innocent Muslims and accuses them in their religion and creed, aligning with the rabble, or fearing that they will also accuse him falsely if he does not align with them in their misguidance and accusations?! So, O Allāh, keep us firm on the truth, and if you intend a trial for your servants, take us to you without being tested.

"Every khuṭbah that does not include the tashahhud is like a mutilated hand." It was narrated by Abū Dāwūd (4841), Ibn Ḥibbān (1994), al-Bayhaqī (3/209), Aḥmad (2/302, 343), and al-Ḥarbī in "Gharīb al-Ḥadīth" (5/82/1) through various chains from ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn Ziyād, who narrated from ʿĀṣim ibn Kulayb, from his father, from Abū Hurayrah, as marfūʿ. Then al-Bayhaqī narrated from Abū al-Faḍl Aḥmad ibn Salamah: I heard Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj say: No one narrated this ḥadīth from ʿĀṣim ibn Kulayb except ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn Ziyād, so I said to him: