to thoroughly examine both of their narrations, how could it not be, when it is mentioned in the biography of (Sufyān) from Shuʿbah that he said: "Sufyān has a better memory than I do." A group of ḥadīth scholars, such as Abū Ḥātim, Abū Zurʿah, Ibn Maʿīn, Ṣāliḥ Jazrah, and others, have confirmed this. Yaḥyá al-Qaṭṭān said: "There is no one more beloved to me than Shuʿbah, and no one equals him in my view, but if Sufyān contradicts him, I take Sufyān's statement," see "al-Siyar" (7/237). Here are some notes on misconceptions: First: Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned the ḥadīth in "Ighāthat al-Lahfān" with the wording: "The Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) would advise his Companions when they woke up to say: We have entered the morning..." When (al-Haddām) presented it in his commentary (2/239) as a general exposition, to clarify the previous disagreement in its isnād between Sufyān and Shuʿbah, he concluded by saying: "It appears that Shuʿbah's narration is closer to being correct, and its isnād is authentic." I say: there are objections to this: first: he did not explain to the readers the basis of his conclusion! This is typical of someone who is either incapable or ignorant. He often does this. Second: his conclusion is invalid as long as he followed the path of preferring one narration over another, because it contradicts Shuʿbah's own statement and the statements of the ḥadīth scholars who came after him and testified to his testimony that Sufyān's narration is more reliable in case of disagreement, as mentioned earlier. This is one of the many evidences that he is stubborn, opposes his teachers, and disregards them completely!