Abū Yaʿlá also recorded it in his "Musnad" (2/284/1001 and 8/469/5055) through another weak chain from Abū Saʿīd, in an abridged form. 4- Salmān (raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu): al-Ṭabarānī recorded it in "al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr" (6/306/6123) following the ḥadīth of Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī, and referred to its wording by saying: "similar to it, and he said: scatter half of me on land and half in the sea." al-Bukhārī also narrated it (6481) at the end of the ḥadīth of Abū Saʿīd, but he did not mention this addition in its entirety, which is confirmed in the ḥadīth of Abū Hurayrah—as previously mentioned—from the agreed-upon chain, so there is no doubt about its authenticity. Know that his statement in the ḥadīth of the chapter: "except for tawḥīd" despite its authentic chain, was questioned by the ḥāfiẓ Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr in terms of transmission, although he affirmed its authenticity in terms of understanding. It seems he did not have access to its chain, as he attributed it to Abū Rāfiʿ from Abū Hurayrah, and he said (18/40): "And this phrase—if authentic—clarifies the belief of this man. Even if it is not authentic in terms of transmission, it is correct in terms of meaning, and all principles support it, and reason necessitates it, because it is impossible and not permissible for forgiveness to be granted to those who die as disbelievers; for Allāh has informed that He (does not forgive that partners be associated with Him) for those who die as disbelievers, and this is indisputable and agreed upon among the people of the qiblah. The evidence that the man was a believer is his statement when he was asked, "Why did you do this?" He replied: "Out of fear of You, my Lord!" And fear is only present in a believing, truthful person; indeed, it is almost only present in..