in summary, this isnād is weak due to the unknown status of Yaḥyá ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Thaqafī, yet his ḥadīth in both parts is established as authentic through its supporting evidence. As for the ḥadīth of the chapter, it is supported by the ḥadīth of ʿĀʾishah (raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhā): "When he heard the caller to prayer, he would say: 'And I, and I.'" It was recorded by Abū Dāwūd and others, and it is included in "Ṣaḥīḥ Abī Dāwūd" number (538). It was also narrated by Ibn Ḥibbān, and it is among what was omitted from al-Haythamī's book "al-Mawārid"! The statement of disavowal from shirk is supported by the ḥadīth of a man from the Companions of the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) that the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) heard a man reciting: *Say, 'O disbelievers'* (Sūrah al-Kāfirūn), and he said: "As for this one, he has disavowed shirk." He heard another reciting: *Say, 'He is Allāh, [who is] One'* (Sūrah al-Ikhlāṣ), and he said: "As for this one, he has been forgiven." It was recorded by Aḥmad (4/65 and 5/376 and 378) through two chains from Muhājir al-Ṣāʾigh from him. Thus, it is an authentic isnād. There is also supporting evidence from the ḥadīth of Nawfal Abū Furwah with the wording: "Recite *Say, 'O disbelievers'*, then sleep at its conclusion, for it is a disavowal from shirk." It was authenticated by Ibn Ḥibbān (786, 787, 5500, 5520, and [...] p. 429 vol. 7), al-Ḥākim, and al-Dhahabī, and it is in "al-Taʿlīq al-Raghīb" (1/209). As for the addition regarding the question about the best deeds, it has supporting evidence in