the fifth aspect: It was narrated by Ibrāhīm ibn Yūsuf ibn Abī Isḥāq from his father, from Abū Isḥāq, from Abū Burdah, from al-Barāʾ with it. It was recorded by al-Nasāʾī (758) and al-Tirmidhī (3396), who said: "This is a ḥadīth that is ḥasan and gharīb from this aspect." I said: And this Ibrāhīm is truthful, from the men of the two Shaykhs [al-Bukhārī and Muslim], but he makes mistakes as mentioned in "al-Taqrīb." Then al-Tirmidhī pointed to these five aspects of difference, but did not mention which is the most authentic. What becomes clear to me is that the most authentic is the third aspect, because al-Thawrī and Shuʿbah are more reliable than the narrators of the other aspects on one hand, and because they heard from Abū Isḥāq before his memory changed on the other hand. Moreover, Shuʿbah's narration is more reliable than al-Thawrī's for two reasons: First, it includes an additional intermediary between Abū Isḥāq and al-Barāʾ, and the addition of a trustworthy narrator is accepted. Second, Abū Isḥāq was known for tadlīs, and it was mentioned that Shuʿbah would not narrate from him what he concealed (1). Therefore, the isnād from this aspect is authentic, because Abū ʿUbaydah ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd is trustworthy, and with him is the other man who is paired with him, so even if he is not named, it benefits him and does not harm him. And Allāh knows best. 2 - As for the ḥadīth of Ḥudhayfah, it was narrated from him by Rubayʿī ibn Ḥirāsh from him, elevated [to the Prophet]. It was recorded by al-Tirmidhī (3395), al-Ḥumaydī (444), and Aḥmad (5/382) from Sufyān ibn ʿUyaynah from ʿAbd al-Malik ibn ʿUmayr from him. And al-Tirmidhī said: