Turning to al-Mustadrak , vol. 4, p. 398 is an act of engaging with a living scholarly dispute. One finds al-Ḥākim’s confident declaration of authenticity in bold type, followed immediately by al-Dhahabī’s marginal refusal. The page is a battlefield of memory, method, and creed.
“Yā ayyuhā al-nās, innī qad taraktu fīkum mā in akhadhtum bihi lan taḍillū baʿdī: Kitāb Allāh, wa ʿitratī ahl baytī.”
Some variations on this page also include the extended addition: “...and they will not separate until they return to me at the Pond (of Kawthar).” Al-Ḥākim’s version on p. 398 includes the clause regarding non-separation until the Pond.