Everything in this book that is narrated from Hafs ibn Ghayath has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah سبحانه وتعالى be pleased with him - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Ahmad ibn Abi Abdullah, from his father, from Hafs ibn Ghayath. I have also narrated it from Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Musa - may Allah سبحانه وتعالى have mercy on him - from Muhammad ibn Abi Abdullah, from Muhammad ibn Abi Bashir, who said: Al-Husayn ibn Al-Haytham narrated to us, saying: Sulayman ibn Dawud Al-Munqari narrated to us, from Hafs ibn Ghayath. Additionally, I have narrated it from my father - may Allah سبحانه وتعالى have mercy on him - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad Al-Isfahani, from Sulayman ibn Dawud Al-Munqari, from Hafs ibn Ghayath Al-Nakha'i, the judge (qadi).