"al-Kāshif" that he is "trustworthy," and al-Ḥāfiẓ in "al-Taqrīb" that he is "truthful." Fourth: even if we hypothetically concede that he is unknown in status—as claimed by the self-proclaimed investigator—his ḥadīth is still valid; or at the very least, it is considered good with supporting evidence and corroborations, among which is the ḥadīth of the translation, even though it does not include the phrase about prayer. This is supported by the ḥadīth of ʿAwf ibn Mālik in Muslim through the route of Muslim ibn Qarāẓah from him, in which it says: "Should we not fight them with the sword?" He said: "No, as long as they establish prayer among you." Its extraction has been previously mentioned under number (907); however, the alleged investigator also criticized it similarly to how he criticized the ḥadīth of Umm Salamah, stating in his commentary on it (218/501): "In its isnād is Muslim ibn Qarāẓah, who is unknown in status. See the previous ḥadīth under number (129)." This refers to the ḥadīth of Umm Salamah. This indicates to the researcher that he has set a principle for himself to weaken the aḥādīth of trustworthy narrators whom Ibn Ḥibbān alone authenticated—to his knowledge—even if one of them is among the narrators of "al-Ṣaḥīḥ," and a group of trustworthy narrators reported from him, and some later ḥadīth scholars authenticated him! Thus, the alleged investigator—in his ignorance, arrogance, and vanity—disregards all of this! For the statement regarding this Ibn Qarāẓah and his ḥadīth is similar to the statement regarding Ḍabbah ibn Muḥṣin and his ḥadīth, as three trustworthy narrators reported from him: Ruzayq ibn Ḥayyān, Rabīʿah ibn Yazīd, and Yazīd ibn Yazīd ibn Jābir; as mentioned in "Tārīkh al-Bukhārī" (4/1/270 - 271) where this ḥadīth is listed, "Jarḥ Ibn Abī Ḥātim" (4/1/192), "Thiqāt Ibn Ḥibbān" (5/396), and "Tārīkh Ibn ʿAsākir" (16/482). Therefore, al-Dhahabī decisively stated in "al-Kāshif" that he is "trustworthy," and this ḥadīth was authenticated by Muslim, Abū ʿAwānah, and Ibn Ḥibbān, as well as al-Bayhaqī by his acknowledgment of Muslim's authentication. Moreover, he is among the well-known senior followers, as evidenced by