مسند أحمد بن حنبل
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Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
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Chapter: Musnad of Abū Ḥamzah Anas ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī, the Servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
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مُسْنَدُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ خَادِمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ
Three-Narrator Ahadith 127
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The call to prayer was announced. Those whose houses were near the mosque went home [to perform ablution], while those whose houses were far away remained [where they were]. A stone basin was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, but it was too small for him to spread his full hand in it, so he brought his fingers together [into the basin]. Then all the remaining men performed their ablution [from that water]. Ḥumayd said: Anas was asked how many they were, and he replied, “Eighty or more.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 127
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، وَيَزِيدُ، أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ الْمَعْنَى، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: نُودِيَ بِالصَّلَاةِ، فَقَامَ كُلُّ قَرِيبِ الدَّارِ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ، وَبَقِيَ مَنْ كَانَ أَهْلُهُ نَائِيَ الدَّارِ، فَأُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِخْضَبٍ مِنْ حِجَارَةٍ، فَصَغُرَ أَنْ يَبْسُطَ كَفَّهُ فِيهِ، فَضَمَّ أَصَابِعَهُ، فَتَوَضَّأَ بَقِيَّتُهُمْ. قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ: وَسُئِلَ أَنَسٌ: كَمْ كَانُوا؟ قَالَ: «ثَمَانِينَ أَوْ زِيَادَةً».
Grade: Ṣaḥīḥ
Reference : Three-Narrator Ahadith 127