due to the possibility that it might be his namesake whom Abū Ḥātim and the other scholars we mentioned vouched for, and when evidence is subject to doubt, it invalidates the reasoning. How could it be when neither of them has any connection to this ḥadīth?! Rather, it is (Mūsá ibn Muslim al-Ṭaḥḥān), the trustworthy one, as mentioned in all the preceding chains. Al-Ḥākim erred in his father's name, and then al-Dhahabī erred upon his error, thus weakening the ḥadīth which is authentic. Some who lack knowledge were misled by this, such as the three commentators on their new edition of the book "al-Targhīb" by al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Mundhirī. They claimed in their commentary on it (2/417/2312) that it is ḥasan due to its corroborating reports, which is false; there is no corroborating report—let alone multiple—of its wording, rather it is unique as previously mentioned by Abū Nuʿaym. Then they quoted al-Dhahabī's critique and rejection of al-Ḥākim's authentication and endorsed it!! Among the errors of the editor of "Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah" is that—despite his assertion that the original contained: (Mūsá ibn Muslim)—he made it: (Mūsá ibn Sālim) and printed it as such, and stated in the commentary that he took it from "al-Mustadrak"! Layers of darkness upon darkness. And Allāh's help is sought.

- (Whoever sends prayers upon me once; Allāh records for him ten good deeds). It was narrated by Ibn Ḥibbān in his "Ṣaḥīḥ" (2/130-131/902- al-Iḥsān), Ismāʿīl al-Qāḍī in "Faḍl al-Ṣalāh ʿalá al-Nabī ﷺ" (7/11), Aḥmad (2/262), and Ibn ʿAdī in "al-Kāmil" (5/218) through the route of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Isḥāq from al-ʿAlāʾ ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān from his father from Abū Hurayrah who said: The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ... and he mentioned it. I say: This isnād is good, all its men are trustworthy, the men of Muslim, and regarding ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Isḥāq—who is the Madanī al-Baṣrī—there is some criticism that does not harm, and he has been followed up; as will come. And it was narrated by a group from al-ʿAlāʾ ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān.. with the wording: