His saying, the Exalted: "In the name of Allah."

10883 - 'Isam ibn Rawwad told us, Adam told us, Abu Hilal al-Rasi told us, Habban al-A'raj told us, from Abu al-Sha'tha' Jabir ibn Zayd, regarding his saying: "In the name of Allah," he said: "The greatest name of Allah is Allah. Do you not see that in the entire Qur'an, it begins before every other name?"

10884 - My father told us, Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn bint 'Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman told us, my father told us, from Juwaybir, from al-Dahhak, regarding His saying: "In the name of Allah," he said: "The Ba is from the Baha' (splendor) of Allah, the Sin is from the Sana' (radiance) of Allah, and the Mim is from the Mulk (sovereignty) of Allah. And Allah is the God of the creation."

10885 - Abu Harun al-Khazzaz told us, 'Ali ibn al-Jahm told us, 'Umar ibn Abi Qays told us, from 'Asim, from al-Sha'bi, who said: "The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) wrote four documents, the first of which was 'In Your name, O Allah.' Then Surat Hud was revealed: 'In the name of Allah is its course and its anchorage.'"

His saying, the Exalted: "In the name of Allah is its course and its anchorage."

10886 - My father told us, Salamah ibn Bashir al-Naysaburi told us in the year 212 AH, Yahya told us, from Jabir, from Abu Rawq, from al-Dahhak, regarding His saying: "In the name of Allah is its course and its anchorage," he said: "Whenever he wanted it to move, he would say: 'In the name of Allah is its course,' and it would move. And when he wanted it to stop, he would say: 'In the name of Allah is its anchorage,' and it would stop."

10887 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah told us, Shababah told us, Warqa' told us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, regarding his saying: "In the name of Allah when you board," meaning: "Its course and its anchorage when you are sailing."

10888 - Abu Zur'ah told us, Yahya ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bukayr told us, 'Abd Allah ibn Lahi'ah told me, 'Ata' ibn Dinar told me, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, who said: "When you board a ship, mention the blessing of Allah. If you wish, say as Noah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: 'In the name of Allah is its course and its anchorage; indeed, my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.' Whoever boards a mount and does not mention the name of Allah, the Devil comes and says, 'Sing.' If he does not sing, he says to him, 'Walk.'"

10889 - My father told us, 'Amr ibn Rafi' told us, Muhammad ibn 'Ubayd told us, from Tawbah Abu Salim, who said: "I saw Razin ibn Hubaysh praying in the corner when you enter from the gates of Kindah on your right. I asked him, 'You pray a lot on Friday.' He said: 'It has reached me that Noah's Ark was anchored right here.'"