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Sahih MuslimThe Book of the Merits of the Companions

Sahih Muslim 2477

Chapter: The Virtues Of 'Abdullah Bin 'Abbas (RA)

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2477

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ النَّضْرِ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا وَرْقَاءُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْيَشْكُرِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي يَزِيدَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّوسلم

أَتَى الْخَلاَءَ فَوَضَعْتُ لَهُ وَضُوءًا فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ وَضَعَ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to privy and I placed for him water for ablution, When he came out he said:

Who placed it here? And in a version of Zuhair they (the Companions) said, and in the version of Abu Bakr (the words are): I said: It is Ibn 'Abbas (who has done that), whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: May Allah grant him deep understanding of religion.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2477).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْر بْن حَرْب وَأَبُو بَكْر بْن النَّضْر ) هَكَذَا هُوَ فِي جَمِيع نُسَخِ بِلَادنَا : ( أَبُو بَكْر بْن النَّضْر ) , وَكَذَا نَقَلَهُ الْقَاضِي عَنْ جُمْهُور رُوَاة صَحِيح مُسْلِم , وَفِي نُسْخَة الْعَذْرِيّ : ( أَبُو بَكْر بْن أَبِي النَّضْر ). قَالَ : وَكِلَاهُمَا صَحِيح , هُوَ أَبُو بَكْر بْن النَّضْر بْن أَبِي النَّضْر هَاشِم بْن الْقَاسِم سَمَّاهُ الْحَاكِم أَحْمَد , وَسَمَّاهُ الْكَلَابَاذِيّ مُحَمَّدًا. هَذَا مَا ذَكَرَهُ الْقَاضِي مِمَّنْ قَالَ اِسْمه أَحْمَد عَبْد اللَّه بْن أَحْمَد الدَّوْرَقِيّ. وَقَالَ السِّرَاج : سَأَلْته عَنْ اِسْمه فَقَالَ : اِسْمِي كُنْيَتِي , وَهَذَا هُوَ الْأَشْهَر , وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ الْحَاكِمُ أَبُو أَحْمَد فِي كِتَابه الْكُنَى غَي…

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 6148

The Prophet entered the privy and I placed water for him. On coming out he asked who had placed it, and when he was told he said, "0 God, give him insight regarding the religion." Bukhari and Muslim.

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ الْخَلَاءَ فَوَضَعْتُ لَهُ وَضُوءًا فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ قَالَ: «مَنْ وَضَعَ هَذَا؟» فَأُخْبِرَ فَقَالَ: «اللَّهُمَّ فقهه فِي الدّين» . مُتَّفق…

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Good (hasan) Sunan Abu Dawud 45

When the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) went to the privy, I took to him water in a small vessel or a skin, and he cleansed himself. He then wiped his hand on the ground. I then took to him another vessel and he performed ablution. Abu Dawud said : The tradition is transmitted by al-Aswad…

إِذَا أَتَى الْخَلاَءَ أَتَيْتُهُ بِمَاءٍ فِي تَوْرٍ أَوْ رَكْوَةٍ فَاسْتَنْجَى ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 51

"I was with the Prophet (ﷺ) and he went to Al Khala' (toilet) and relieved himself, then he said: "O Jarir, bring Tahur (a means of purification)." So I brought him some water and he performed Intinja' with water, and did like this with hand, rubbing it on the ground. Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa'i)…

هَاتِ طَهُورًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِالْمَاءِ فَاسْتَنْجَى بِالْمَاءِ وَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ فَدَلَكَ بِهَا الأَرْضَ ‏

Narrated by Jarīr ibn ‘Abdullah

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