and all its narrators are trustworthy except for ʿUmar ibn Ismāʿīl, who is abandoned, not to be used as evidence, nor given any respect. Al-Ḥāfiẓ criticized it in "al-Fatḥ" (10/129) saying: "ʿUmar was declared a liar by Yaḥyá ibn Maʿīn." It is strange that al-Ḥāfiẓ mentioned this chain to strengthen the fact that the previously mentioned mawqūf narration in al-Bukhārī's report was also narrated marfūʿ, yet he missed the first chain which is much better than this one, as well as the authentic isnād of Hannād, and others that will come, confirming the well-known saying: "How much did the predecessors leave for the successors?!" Thirdly: from Sharīk, from Abū Isḥāq, from Ḥārithah ibn Muḍarrib who said: We entered upon Khabbāb, and in his house a wall was being built, and he said: I heard the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) say: and he mentioned it with the wording of ʿUmar ibn Ismāʿīl, indicating that the liar may speak the truth, let alone one accused of lying, as the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) indicated in the story of the devil with Abū Hurayrah (raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu): "He told you the truth although he is a liar." This chain is a strong witness for the ḥadīth of the chapter, because its narrators are trustworthy except for Sharīk, who is Ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Qāḍī, as he is weak due to poor memory, but he is suitable for use in supporting narrations and witnesses. In fact, some have authenticated his ḥadīth, such as al-Tirmidhī and al-Ḥākim and others, and the former of them specifically strengthened this ḥadīth, as he narrated it (2485) and Ibn Mājah (4163) and al-Ṭabarānī (3675), and al-Tirmidhī said after it: "A ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ ḥadīth." Al-Ḥāfiẓ agreed (11/92). Fourthly: from ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Zahr, from ʿAlī ibn Yazīd, from al-Qāsim, from Abū Umāmah, from Khabbāb who said: I heard the Messenger of Allāh say: