Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us: Muhammad—meaning Ibn Ja‘far—narrated to us. Likewise, Ibn al-Muthanna narrated it to us: Ibn Abi ‘Adi narrated to us. Both of them [narrated] from Shu‘bah with this chain of transmission. In the hadith of Ibn Ja‘far: Marwan used to appoint Abu Hurayrah as his deputy. And in the hadith of Ibn al-Muthanna: Abu Hurayrah used to be appointed as deputy over Medina.