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Musnad Ahmad

Musnad Ahmad 14079

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 14079

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنْ عِشْتُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ زَجَرْتُ أَنْ يُسَمَّى بَرَكَةُ وَيَسَارٌ وَنَافِعٍ قَالَ جَابِرٌ لَا أَدْرِي ذَكَرَ رَافِعًا أَمْ لَا إِنَّهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ هَاهُنَا بَرَكَةٌ فَيُقَالُ لَا وَيُقَالُ هَاهُنَا يَسَارٌ فَيُقَالُ لَا قَالَ فَقُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَمْ يَزْجُرْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَأَرَادَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنْ يَزْجُرَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ

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Reported by Ahmad (No. 14079, 14631).

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  • صحيح ابن حبان (5960)إِنْ عِشْتُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ زَجَرْتُ أَنْ يُسَمَّى بَرَكَةً ، وَنَافِعًا ، وَأَفْلَحَ

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