"kuná" by al-Dūlābī and others, and he is the shaykh of Yazīd as previously mentioned. And Allāh knows best. (Note): This ḥadīth was used by Dr. al-Būṭī at the end of his book "Fiqh al-Sīrah" to argue for the legitimacy of visiting his ﷺ grave, which he claimed Ibn Taymiyyah denied! Although we do not disagree with him on this inference, as it is apparent, we alert readers that this claim is false and a slander against Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allāh have mercy on him), for his books are filled with explicit statements affirming its legitimacy, and he even elaborated on its etiquettes. Ibn Taymiyyah only denied the intention of traveling specifically to it, as meant by the ḥadīth: "Do not set out on a journey except to three mosques..." the ḥadīth, as I have explained and elaborated on this from Ibn Taymiyyah's own statements in my rebuttal to al-Būṭī titled: "Defense of the Prophetic Ḥadīth," so what is the meaning of the doctor's insistence on this slander even in the latest edition of his book?! The answer lies with discerning readers.

- "Shall I inform you of the best among you? The best among you are those with the longest lives if they act righteously." It was narrated by Abū Yaʿlá in his "Musnad" (2/884): Jarāḥ ibn Mukhlid narrated to us, Sālim ibn Nūḥ informed us, Suhayl informed us, Thābit informed us from Anas that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: and he mentioned it. I say: This isnād has narrators all of whom are trustworthy, except for Suhayl, who is Ibn Abī Ḥazm as in the previous ḥadīth with Abū Yaʿlá, and he is weak as determined by al-Ḥāfiẓ in "al-Taqrīb." So the statement of al-Mundhirī (4/135) and then al-Haythamī (10/203): "Narrated by Abū Yaʿlá with a good isnād." it is not good, unless what is meant is that it is good due to other supporting evidence, as it has many corroborating reports, some of which were mentioned earlier under number (1298).