that I know of; no one besides Ibn Ḥibbān has declared him reliable (1/173), and it is well-known that his reliability is not relied upon by the meticulous scholars and critics, including al-Dhahabī himself. For this reason, al-Ḥāfiẓ did not declare him reliable in "al-Taqrīb," but rather said about him: "acceptable." This means [he is acceptable] when corroborated; otherwise, his ḥadīth is weak, as stated in the introduction. From this, it becomes clear that al-Dhahabī's critique of al-ʿUqaylī is of no consequence, and that the ḥadīth has two defects: Saʿīd al-Warrāq and ʿAṭiyyah al-Juhanī. In summary, the ḥadīth has been transmitted through various chains from the Companions we mentioned. Although each chain individually is not free from weakness, some of them are not severely weak. Therefore, I believe that collectively, they elevate the ḥadīth to the level of ḥasan at the very least. And Allāh knows best.

- "O boy, when you eat, say: In the name of Allāh, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is in front of you." It was narrated by al-Ṭabarānī in "al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr" (3/2/2): ʿUbayd ibn Ghanām narrated to us, Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah informed us of the ḥadīth, and Aḥmad ibn ʿAmr al-Khallāl al-Makkī narrated to us, Muḥammad ibn Abī ʿUmar al-ʿAdanī informed us, both said: Sufyān informed us from al-Walīd ibn Kathīr from Wahb ibn Kaysān from ʿAmr ibn Abī Salamah who said: "I was a boy under the care of the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam), and my hand used to roam around the dish, so the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said to me..." and he mentioned it. I say: This isnād is authentic according to the criteria of the two Shaykhs, and they have both narrated it through various chains from Wahb with the wording: "... say: In the name of Allāh..."