2548 - Ahmad ibn Sulayman informed us, saying: 'Affan narrated to us, saying: Wuhaib narrated to us, saying: Abdullah ibn Tawus narrated to us, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "The parable of the miser and the one who gives charity is like the parable of two men..."

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= [A narrator who practices tadlis (concealment) and narrated via 'an'anah (using the word "from" without explicit hearing), but he has been followed up here. Tawus: he is ibn Kaysan, and Abu al-Zinad: he is Abdullah ibn Dhakwan, and al-A'raj: he is Abd al-Rahman ibn Hurmuz. It is in "al-Sunan al-Kubra" under number (2339).]

[Also narrated by Ahmad (7335, abridged), and Muslim (1021) via the chain of Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah, with these two chains of transmission.]

[In Muslim's narration, there occurred a distortion by the narrators, which Qadi 'Iyad pointed out in "Ikmal al-Mu'allim" 3/545 and others. It came therein as: "The parable of the spender and the one who gives charity." Qadi 'Iyad said: This is an error, and the correct version is: "The parable of the miser, the spender, and the one who gives charity." It also came therein as: "Like a man..." and the correct version is: "Like two men..." See the full statement of the Qadi on the narration, and "Sharh al-Nawawi" 7/107-108, and "Fath al-Bari" 3/306 by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar.]

[Also narrated by Ahmad (10770), al-Bukhari (5797), and Muslim (1021): (76) via the chain of Ibrahim ibn Nafi', from al-Hasan ibn Muslim, with it.]

[In Ahmad and Muslim: "junnatan" (two coats of mail), and in al-Bukhari: "jubbatan" (two cloaks). Al-Bukhari said following the hadith: Ibn Tawus followed up from his father, and Abu al-Zinad from al-A'raj, regarding "al-jubbatayn" (the two cloaks). Hanzalah said: I heard Tawus, I heard Abu Hurayrah saying: "jubbatan" (two cloaks). Ja'far said from al-A'raj: "junnatan" (two coats of mail). It also came after (1443) that the narration of Hanzalah from Tawus is: "junnatan" with a nun.]

[Also narrated by Ahmad (7483), al-Bukhari (1443), and Ibn Hibban (3313) via multiple chains, from Abu al-Zinad, with it. In Ahmad and Ibn Hibban: "junnatan" (two coats of mail), and in al-Bukhari: "jubbatan" (two cloaks).]

[His statement: "jubbatan": the dual of "jubbah," which is a specific garment. "Or junnatan": the dual of "junnah," which is the coat of mail. This is a doubt from the narrator, and they corrected it to the nun, due to his statement: "of iron," and "the coat of mail expanded over him," and other indications. Indeed, applying "jubbah" with a ba' to "junnah" with a nun metaphorically is not far-fetched, so "al-junnah" with a nun should be what is intended in both narrations.]

[His statement: "thudayyihima" (their breasts): the dual of "thady" (breast). His statement: "ila tarāqīhima" (to their collarbones): the plural of "tarquwah" (collarbone), which are the two prominent bones at the top of the chest. His statement: "aw marrat" (or passed): meaning it went beyond that place, and this is a doubt from the narrator. His statement: "hatta tujinna" (until it covers): from "ajanna al-shay'" meaning he concealed it. His statement: "bananahu" (his fingertips): meaning his fingers. His statement: "wa ta'fu atharahu" (and erases his trace): meaning it wipes away the trace of his walking. This was stated by al-Sindi.]