the two shaykhs used it as evidence...," his statement: "... Muslim..." is an indication that what is in his copy of "al-Mustadrak" is "authentic according to the criteria of Muslim," and based on this, what is in the printed version of "al-Mustadrak" is an error by the scribe or the printer. (Important Note): This word (al-riḥāl) appeared in "Fawāʾid al-Mukhliṣ" with a ḥāʾ muhmala, contrary to "al-Musnad" and "al-Mawārid" and others, where it is in the form (al-rijāl) with a jīm. Shaykh Aḥmad ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Bannā explained it in "al-Fatḥ al-Rabbānī" (17/301), saying: "Its meaning is that they are men in appearance, not in essence, as complete men in both appearance and essence do not allow their women to wear clothes that do not cover their bodies." He did not notice the issue that Shaykh Aḥmad Shākir, may Allāh have mercy on him, pointed out in his commentary on the ḥadīth in "al-Musnad" (12/38): "And his statement: 'There will be in the end of my nation men who ride on saddles like the semblance of men,' etc., is somewhat problematic in meaning, as comparing men to men is far-fetched and a forced interpretation. Al-Ḥākim's narration does not contain this comparison; rather, his wording is: 'There will be in the end of this nation men who ride on luxurious saddles until they reach the doors of their mosques, their women are clothed yet naked,' etc., which is clear and straightforward in meaning. Al-Ṭabarānī's narration, as reported by al-Haythamī in "al-Zawāʾid," is: 'There will be in my nation men whose women ride on saddles like the semblance of men.'" The word "they ride" was altered by the printer of "Majmaʿ al-Zawāʾid"—out of audacity and ignorance—making it "he rides," and it seems to me that the correct version is "they ride their women." In any case, the intended meaning of the ḥadīth is clear and evident, and it has been realized in our era, and even before, with the presence of these clothed yet cursed women."