• The wording begins with قَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى, meaning “Abū Mūsā said.”
• The narrators between al-Bukhārī and Abū Mūsā are not stated here.
• Omission of this initial portion makes this a muʿallaq example.
1. Beginning of the chain: Here this means the end nearest the compiler.
2. Omitted: A name or intermediary left unstated in the report.