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 164
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never grieved over an expedition as he grieved over them; they were called the Qurrāʾ, the reciters of the Qurʾān.” Sufyān [ibn ʿUyayna] said: “Regarding them was revealed [the passage]: ‘Convey to our people on our behalf that we have met our Lord and He is pleased with us and we are pleased with Him.’” Sufyān was asked: “About whom was it revealed?” He said: “About the people of Biʾr Maʿūnah.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 164
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: «مَا وَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى سَرِيَّةٍ مَا وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِمْ، كَانُوا يُسَمَّوْنَ الْقُرَّاءَ». قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: «نَزَلَ فِيهِمْ: ‹بَلِّغُوا قَوْمَنَا عَنَّا أَنَّا قَدْ رَضِينَا وَرَضِيَ عَنَّا›». قِيلَ لِسُفْيَانَ: فِيمَنْ نَزَلَتْ؟ قَالَ: «فِي أَهْلِ بِئْرِ مَعُونَةَ».
Grade: Ṣaḥīḥ
Reference : Three-Narrator Ahadith 164