It was recorded by Abū al-Qāsim al-Aṣbahānī in "al-Ḥujjah fī Bayān al-Maḥajjah" (p. 58/1) through the route of ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ibrāhīm al-Muqriʾ: Abū Masʿūd informed us... etc. I said: This wording is rare or objectionable, and the error in it is from Abū Masʿūd Aḥmad ibn al-Furāt. Despite being a trustworthy memorizer and one of the teachers of Abū Dāwūd, the ḥāfiẓ mentioned in "al-Tahdhīb" that Abū ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mandah said in his "Tārīkh": "Abū Masʿūd made mistakes in ḥadīths and did not retract them." I said: This is excusable in light of his memorization, but when he contradicts Imām Aḥmad, the soul does not feel at ease using his contradiction as evidence, especially since a group of trustworthy narrators with the Imām did not mention this objectionable wording in the ḥadīth as will be shown. It is strongly possible that the error is from his narrator, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ibrāhīm al-Muqriʾ, as he is not well-known for trustworthiness and precision. Abū Nuʿaym mentioned him in "Akhbār Aṣbahān" (2/83) and named his grandfather al-Ṣabāḥ al-Muqriʾ, narrating three ḥadīths through three narrators from him, without mentioning any criticism or commendation, nor his death, so attributing the error to him is more appropriate. And Allāh knows best. Abū Bakr al-Ḥanafī was corroborated by a group of trustworthy narrators, none of whom mentioned that objectionable wording. The first: ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Mubārak, who has the last and third addition. It was recorded by al-Bukhārī (8/580/4832 and 10/417/5987) and al-Nasāʾī in "al-Kubrā." The second: Ḥātim ibn Ismāʿīl, who has the last addition. It was narrated by al-Bukhārī (4831) and Muslim (8/7)