Everything in this book that is narrated from Musab ibn Yazid Al-Ansari, the governor appointed by Commander of the Faithful , has been transmitted by me from my father and from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan - may Allah (swt) be pleased with them both - from Sad ibn Abdullah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Ali ibn Al-Hakam, from Ibrahim ibn Imran Al-Shaybani, from Yunus ibn Ibrahim, from Yahya ibn Abi Al-Ashath Al-Kindi, from Musab ibn Yazid Al-Ansari, who said: "Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib appointed me over four districts of Al-Mada'in" - and he narrated the hadith in full.