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Sahih al-BukhariMerits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3805

Chapter: The merits of Usaid and ‘Abbad رضي الله عنهما

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 3805

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ

رَجُلَيْنِ، خَرَجَا مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُظْلِمَةٍ، وَإِذَا نُورٌ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمَا حَتَّى تَفَرَّقَا، فَتَفَرَّقَ النُّورُ مَعَهُمَا

Narrated Anas:

Two men left the Prophet (ﷺ) on a very dark night. Suddenly a light came in front of them, and when they separated, the light also separated along with them.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3805).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( إِنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ ) ظَهَرَ مِنْ رِوَايَة مَعْمَر أَنَّ أُسَيْد بْن حُضَيْر أَحَدهمَا , وَمِنْ رِوَايَة حَمَّاد أَنَّ الثَّانِي عَبَّاد بْن بِشْر وَلِذَلِكَ جَزَمَ بِهِ الْمُؤَلِّف فِي التَّرْجَمَة وَأَشَارَ إِلَى حَدِيثهمَا , فَأَمَّا رِوَايَة مَعْمَر فَوَصَلَهَا عَبْد الرَّزَّاق فِي مُصَنَّفه عَنْهُ , وَمِنْ طَرِيقه الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ بِلَفْظِ " إِنَّ أُسَيْد بْن حُضَيْر وَرَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَار تَحَدَّثَا عِنْد رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ مِنْ اللَّيْل سَاعَة فِي لَيْلَة شَدِيدَة الظُّلْمَة , ثُمَّ خَرَجَا وَبِيَدِ كُلٍّ مِنْهُمَا عُصَيَّة , فَأَضَاءَتْ عَصَا أَحَدهمَا حَتَّى مَشَيَا فِي ضَوْئِهَا , حَتَّى إِذَا اِفْتَرَقَتْ بِهِمَا الطَّرِيق أَض…

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Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 1508

Two of the Prophet's Companions left his house on a dark night and were led by two lights like lamps illuminating the way before them

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