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ahmad-zuhd:2334ʿAbdullāh from my father > ʿAlī b. Isḥāq > ʿAbdullāh > Maʿmar > Yaḥyá > al-Mukhtār > al-Ḥasan

[Machine] "Indeed, by Allah, the gates are not closed before him, nor is a veil erected in front of him, nor is he fed with bread, nor is it prepared for him, nor is he reclined upon it. Indeed, he is prominent. Whoever wishes to meet the Messenger of Allah, he meets him. He used to sit on the ground and his food would be placed on the ground. He used to wear coarse clothing, ride on a donkey, and be accompanied by his servant, and by Allah, he would lick his hand (after eating)."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٣٣٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ

«إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَا وَاللَّهِ مَا كَانَ تُغْلَقُ دُونَهُ [320] الْأَبْوَابُ وَلَا يَقُومُ دُونَهُ الْحِجَابُ وَلَا يُغْدَى عَلَيْهِ بِالْجِفَانِ وَلَا يُرَاحُ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا وَلَكِنَّهُ كَانَ بَارِزًا مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَلْقَى نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ لَقِيَهُ وَكَانَ يَجْلِسُ بِالْأَرْضِ وَيُوضَعُ طَعَامُهُ بِالْأَرْضِ وَيَلْبَسُ الْغَلِيظَ وَيَرْكَبُ الْحِمَارَ وَيُرْدِفُ عَبْدَهُ وَيَلْعَقُ وَاللَّهِ يَدَهُ ﷺ»  


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bayhaqi:20257Abū al-Ḥusayn b. Bishrān > Ismāʿīl al-Ṣaffār > Aḥmad b. Manṣūr > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > a man > al-Ḥasan

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not have doors closed in front of him, nor did curtains stand in front of him, nor was food placed for him in dishes, nor did he recline on cushions. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was outstanding. Whoever wanted to meet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would meet him while he was sitting on the ground, and his food would be placed on the ground. He wore coarse wool and rode a donkey, and his companions followed him. And, by Allah, he would lick his fingers.  

البيهقي:٢٠٢٥٧وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ الصَّفَّارُ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أنبأ مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ لَا يُغْلَقُ دُونَهُ الْأَبْوَابُ وَلَا يَقُومُ دُونَهُ الْحَجَبَةُ وَلَا يُغْدَى عَلَيْهِ بِالْجِفَانِ وَلَا يُرَاحُ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَارِزًا مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَلْقَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَقِيَهُ كَانَ يَجْلِسُ بِالْأَرْضِ وَيُوضَعُ طَعَامُهُ بِالْأَرْضِ وَيَلْبَسُ الْغَلِيظَ وَيَرْكَبُ الْحِمَارَ وَيُرْدِفُ خَلْفَهُ وَيَلْعَقُ وَاللهِ يَدَهُ