Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): Which sin is the greatest? He replied: That you associate someone with Allah while He (Allah) created you. I said: Indeed, this is very great. Then (after this) which one? He said: That you kill your child out of fear that he will eat with you. I asked: Then which one? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: That you commit adultery with your neighbor’s wife. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) This narration has been transmitted by Abu Shahab from A‘mash, from Abu Wa’il, from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). Wakee‘ has narrated this from A‘mash, from Abu Wa’il, from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). Shu‘bah has narrated this from Ahdab, from Abu Wa’il, from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). Mansur has narrated this from Abu Wa’il ‘Amr bin Shurahbil, from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). Jarir has narrated this from A‘mash, from Abu Wa’il ‘Amr bin Shurahbil, from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). Sufyan Thawri has narrated this from A‘mash, from Mansur Wasl, from ‘Amr bin Shurahbil, from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). I do not deny that Abu Wa’il may have heard this narration directly from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) and also from ‘Amr bin Shurahbil from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), so in this way both chains are preserved.