Discussion of the chain of narration of the report.

The Shaykh : The correct view regarding this hadith is that it is from the words of Abdullah, and here Abdullah is Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction). This is a point in hadith studies: when Abdullah is mentioned in the context of the Companions, the intended person is this Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction). This is especially the case here, where there is a clue: the narrator of this report from Abdullah is Alqamah. Therefore, this chain—Alqamah from Abdullah—certainly refers to Abdullah ibn Mas'ud. Perhaps the author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned the Tabi'i of this hadith contrary to his usual practice. You see that he always begins with the name of the Companion and does not mention the Tabi'i, whereas here he said: from Alqamah from Abdullah. This is to draw attention to what we mentioned, which is that this Abdullah is Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, because Alqamah only narrates from him. Alqamah narrates from Abdullah that he said: "Patience is half of faith, and certainty is all of faith." We said: The correct view, as the author stated, is that this is a mawquf hadith, meaning it is from the words of Ibn Mas'ud. Some people elevated it to the Prophet, but the one who elevated it is weak in himself, and he is mistaken, because he contradicted the trustworthy narrator who stopped it at Abdullah ibn Mas'ud.