And Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Abu Usamah and Ibn Numayr narrated to us — (another chain) — he said: And Ibn Numayr narrated to us, my father narrated to us, they both said: Ubaydullah narrated to us with this chain of transmission. Ibn Numayr said, on the authority of his father: "twenty-some." And Abu Bakr said in his narration: "twenty-seven degrees."