It was narrated to me by Zuhayr ibn Harb; he said: 'Abd al-Rahman narrated to us. (Another chain:) And Abu Bakr ibn Nafi' narrated to me; he said: Gundar narrated to us. (Another chain:) And Ibn Bashshar narrated to us; he said: Muhammad ibn Ja'far and 'Abd al-Rahman narrated to us. All of them (narrated) from Shu'bah, with this chain of transmission, a similar report.