Narrated to us Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah, narrated to us Abdullah ibn Numayr, and (also) narrated to us Ibn Numayr, narrated to us my father, narrated to us Malik — and he is Ibn Mighwal — from Abdullah ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Indeed, Abdullah ibn Qays — or al-Ash'ari — has been given a flute from the flutes of the family of David."