'Abdullah b. K'ab, who was his (Ka'b's) guide as he became blind, reported that he heard from Ka'b b. Malik the story of his staying behind Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) from the expedition of Tabuk. The rest of the hadith is the same (but with this variation) that in the narration transmitted on the authority of Yunus (the words are):
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2769c |
In-book reference | : Book 50, Hadith 63 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 37, Hadith 6671 |
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