It was narrated to me by Yahya ibn Habib—Khalid, meaning Ibn al-Harith, narrated to us. And it was narrated to me by Muhammad ibn Hatim—Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us. And it was narrated to me by Muhammad ibn al-Walid—Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us. And it was narrated to us by Ishaq ibn Ibrahim—al-Nadr informed us. And it was narrated to us by Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna—Wahb ibn Jarir narrated to us. All of them [narrated] from Shu'bah with this chain of transmission. Ibn Hatim said in his narration from Yahya: "And he granted a concession regarding the dog of sheep, hunting, and farming."