What occurs after Ḥafṣ b. ʿĀṣim in the first route?
The Prohibition on Relating Everything Heard: Verification, Selection and Audience
- Abū Hurayrah is explicitly named
- Ḥafṣ says “the Messenger of Allah said” without naming a Companion
- An unnamed transmitter is explicitly inserted after Ḥafṣ
- The chain ends at Ibn Masʿūd