"and this is correct." Likewise, al-Dhahabī mentioned it as a mursal [ḥadīth] in the biography of Jaʿfar in his book "al-Siyar" (1/213). However, he later mentioned the additional part referred to earlier, saying (1/216): "It is narrated from multiple sources that when the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) received Jaʿfar, he said: 'I am more delighted by the arrival of Jaʿfar than by the conquest of Khaybar.'" This indicates that the ḥadīth has more than one chain of transmission, but the commentator did not notice this strong indication, saying: "Its source was previously cited on page (213), note (1)." And if you refer to the mentioned note, you will find only the attribution to Ibn Saʿd and al-Ḥākim. He quoted his previous statement, with al-Dhahabī's comment that the mursal is correct! I have found two other chains for the ḥadīth that al-Dhahabī—the skilled memorizer—might have referred to: the first is from ʿAwn ibn Abī Juḥfah from his father, who said: "When Jaʿfar arrived from Abyssinia to the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam), the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) kissed him between the eyes, then said: 'I do not know whether I am more delighted by the arrival of Jaʿfar or the conquest of Khaybar.'" It was narrated by al-Ṭabarānī in "al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr" (22/100/244): Abū ʿAqīl Anas ibn Salm (original: Sālim) al-Khūlānī and Aḥmad ibn Khālid ibn Masraḥ said: al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Masraḥ al-Ḥarrānī narrated to us, Mukhallad ibn Yazīd narrated from ʿAwn ibn Abī Juḥfah with it. I say: This is a good isnād: Mukhallad and ʿAwn are trustworthy narrators from the two Shaykhs [al-Bukhārī and Muslim]. and al-Walīd ibn