Clarification of the Transmission Chain to Abdul Karim Ibn Utbah

Everything in this book that is narrated from Abdul Karim ibn Utbah has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr Al-Bazanti, from Abdul Karim ibn Amr Al-Khath'ami, from Layth Al-Muradi, from Abdul Karim ibn Utbah Al-Hashimi.