and Abū Ṣāliḥ was followed by five other trustworthy narrators with a narration similar to that of Sumayy from him, and with them is the third addition. Their ḥadīths are extracted in detail in my original work "The Description of the Prophet's Prayer (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam)" with an explanation of the differences in some of the words, and they are extracted in a summarized manner in "al-Irwāʾ" (2/62/344). Having understood this, it is important to note that the second addition: "He is forgiven..." has appeared in the works of Aḥmad and al-Bayhaqī with the wording: "Forgiven are those in the mosque"! Al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Mundhirī attributed it in "al-Targhīb" (1/177/1) to al-Nasāʾī! However, I did not find it with him, neither in "al-Sunan al-Ṣughrā" nor in his "al-Kubrā." He has extracted it in both with the first wording from most of the paths mentioned earlier, in addition to the path of Sumayy from Abū Ṣāliḥ. So perhaps the mention of (al-Nasāʾī) is a mistake by some copyists, or a slip of the mind or pen by the author. I have tested this in my new verification of it, which is under publication, so perhaps the correct attribution is: (al-Bayhaqī) or: (Aḥmad) instead of: (al-Nasāʾī). And Allāh knows best! Then, with this wording, it is very objectionable to me; because it contradicts the first wording: for it is mutawātir from Abū Hurayrah (raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu), and it is apparent that Muḥammad ibn ʿUbayd — who is al-Ṭanafīsī — is the cause, as he was inconsistent in it. Sometimes he narrated it with the wording of the group: "He is forgiven," and for this reason, Abū ʿAwānah included it in his "Ṣaḥīḥ" through his path, and sometimes he narrated it with the contradictory wording. It seems to me that this Ibn ʿUbayd — despite the agreement of the ḥadīth scholars on his reliability — had some delusions, and for this reason, Imām Aḥmad — as narrated by his son Ṣāliḥ from him — said: "He used to manifest the sunnah, but he would err and not retract his error," as mentioned in "Tahdhīb al-Tahdhīb."