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 96
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was returning from the campaign of Tabūk and approached Madīnah, he said: “There are people in Madīnah who, every path you have travelled and every valley you have crossed, they were with you in it.” They asked: “O Messenger of Allah, even though they were in Madīnah?” He replied: “Yes, even though they were in Madīnah — a valid excuse held them back.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 96
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَدَنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ: «إِنَّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ لَقَوْمًا مَا سِرْتُمْ مَسِيرًا، وَلَا قَطَعْتُمْ وَادِيًا، إِلَّا كَانُوا مَعَكُمْ فِيهِ». قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ؟ قَالَ: «وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ حَبَسَهُمُ الْعُذْرُ».
Grade: Ṣaḥīḥ
Reference : Three-Narrator Ahadith 96