The Golden Chain of Authority

This is perhaps the earliest extant collection we have. And as you say, this is just three generations. I mean, the gap is much, much shorter. And isn't this, isn't the golden chain that it's called? Didn't someone call it? Yes, golden chain of authority. Now that is a striking, striking difference. Another thing without going into mentioning names is a frequent motif though. Some missionary polemics are about Muhammad hundreds of years after his death. They say in Bukhari and Muslim has always struck me as very odd. But there is evidence, it's actually very good evidence, very strong evidence. If I can just lean over and, and lead away