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ahmad:12563 – Ḥasan b. Mūsá > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit al-Bunānī > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ sent a man from the Ansar and said, "O uncle (or cousin), say 'There is no god but Allah.'" The man responded, "O uncle (or cousin)? or mother's brother (or father's brother)?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "No, but uncle." The man then said, "Is it better for me to say 'There is no god but Allah'?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Yes."  

أحمد:١٢٥٦٣ – حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَادَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ يَا خَالُ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَقَالَ أَخَالٌ أَمْ عَمٌّ؟ فَقَالَ لَا بَلْ خَالٌ قَالَ فَخَيْرٌ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ نَعَمْ  

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ahmad:13826 – ʿAffān > Ḥammād > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned a man from the Ansar and said, "O uncle, say there is no god but Allah." The man replied, "Is it uncle or maternal uncle?" The Prophet replied, "No, it is uncle." The man then asked, "And is it better for me to say it?" The Prophet replied, "Yes."  

أحمد:١٣٨٢٦ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَادَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ يَا خَالُ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ قَالَ خَالٌ أَمْ عَمٌّ؟ قَالَ بَلْ خَالٌ قَالَ وَخَيْرٌ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

ahmad:12543 – ʿAbd al-Ṣamad > Ḥammād > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ entered upon a man from the Banu Najjar who was ill. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "O uncle, say, 'There is no god but Allah.'" He replied, "Do you mean 'uncle' or 'paternal uncle'?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Rather, 'uncle.'" He then said to him, "Say, 'There is no god but He.'" The man asked, "Is it good for me?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Yes."  

أحمد:١٢٥٤٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ يَعُودُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا خَالُ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَقَالَ أَوَ خَالٌ أَنَا أَوْ عَمٌّ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا بَلْ خَالٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ قَالَ خَيْرٌ لِي؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ