Everything in this book that is narrated from Masma ibn Malik Al-Basri has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sad ibn Abdullah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Al-Husayn ibn Said, from Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, from Aban, from Masma ibn Malik Al-Basri. He is also known as Masma ibn Abd Al-Malik Al-Basri, and his nickname was Kardin. He was an Arab from Banu Qays ibn Thalabah and was known by the kunya Abu Sayyar. It is reported that