al-Dhahabī said in "al-Kāshif": "Righteous, good, they weakened him." Al-Ḥāfiẓ said: "Weak in ḥadīth despite his piety and virtue." I said: someone like him can be used as supportive evidence, if Allāh wills. The more likely opinion—and Allāh knows best—is that the elevated, connected ḥadīth is authentic, were it not for the ʿanʿanah of Abū al-Zubayr. Therefore, what Ibn al-Turkamānī concluded in "al-Jawhar al-Naqī" (6/7) that the ḥadīth with this exception is authentic, is not far-fetched. He said: "The exception is an addition to the ḥadīths prohibiting the price of a dog, so it must be accepted. And Allāh knows best." I said: There are reports from Ibrāhīm, ʿAṭāʾ, and others that there is no harm in the price of a hunting dog, according to Ibn Abī Shaybah (6/246-248). As for the ḥadīth "He prohibited the price of a dog, even if it is trained," it is rejected, as Ibn Lahīʿah is its sole narrator. Therefore, I included it in "al-Ḍaʿīfah" (5790). In summary: after reviewing the ḥadīth of the chapter and some of its paths and supporting evidence, it is necessary to retract what I mentioned under ḥadīth (2971) that contradicts the findings presented here. And Allāh is the source of success. (Note): It was mentioned at the beginning of this analysis that the narrator of the ḥadīth (al-Walīd ibn ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Abī Rabāḥ) was weakened by al-Dāraqutnī. Al-Dhahabī reported this in "al-Mīzān" and remained silent, but it was corrected in "al-Lisān," saying: