Clarification of the Transmission Chain to Abu Al-Ward

Everything in this book that is narrated from Abu Al-Ward has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah سبحانه وتعالى have mercy on him - from Al-Himyari, from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Abi Al-Khattab, from Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, from Ali ibn Ri'ab, from Abu Al-Ward.