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ahmad:12633 – Abū Kāmil And ʿAffān > Ḥammād > Thābit al-Bunānī

[Machine] The passage translates to English as:

"The Hereafter appeared to have a pleasant night. A man stood up and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I have a need to discuss with you.' So, the Prophet stood up with him and they conversed until the people fell asleep, or some of the people said. Then, he prayed without mentioning ablution."  

أحمد:١٢٦٣٣ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ قَالَ عَفَّانُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ أُقِيمَتْ صَلَاةُ الْعِشَاءِ قَالَ

عَفَّانُ الْآخِرَةُ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ لِيإِلَيْكَ حَاجَةً فَقَامَ مَعَهُ يُنَاجِيهِ حَتَّى نَعَسَ الْقَوْمُ أَوْ قَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ وُضُوءًا  

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abudawud:201 – Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl And Dāwd b. Shabīb > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit al-Bunānī > Anas b. Mālik > Uqīmat Ṣalāh al-ʿIshāʾ Faqām a man

(The people) stood up for the night prayer and a man stood up and spoke forth: Messenger of Allah, I have to say something to you. He (the Prophet) entered into secret conversation with him, till the people or some of the people dozed off, ad then he led them in prayer. He (Thabit al-Bunani) did not mention ablution.  

أبو داود:٢٠١ – حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَدَاوُدُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ قَالَ أُقِيمَتْ صَلاَةُ الْعِشَاءِ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي حَاجَةً فَقَامَ يُنَاجِيهِ حَتَّى نَعَسَ الْقَوْمُ أَوْ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِهِمْ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ وُضُوءًا  

ahmad:13832 – ʿAffān > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Anas > Uqīmat al-Ṣalāh Lilʿishāʾ al-Ākhirah Dhāt Laylah

[Machine] The prayer for the last evening was established on a night, and a man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have a need." So he stood up and conversed with him until some of the people or some of them fell asleep, then he prayed and did not mention ablution.  

أحمد:١٣٨٣٢ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ لِلْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لِي حَاجَةٌ فَقَامَ يُنَاجِيهِ حَتَّى نَعَسَ الْقَوْمُ أَوْ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ وُضُوءًا  

ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَشْتَغِلَ بِحَوَائِجِ بَعْضِ رَعِيَّتِهِ، وَإِنْ أَدَّاهُ ذَلِكَ إِلَى تَأْخِيرِ الصَّلَاةِ عَنْ أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا

ibnhibban:4544 – al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Hudbah b. Khālid > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] The Isha prayer was established, and then a man stood up to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I have a need to discuss with you." So he took him aside until some people or some of the people fell asleep. Then he stood up and prayed, so they prayed without mentioning that they performed ablution.  

ابن حبّان:٤٥٤٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

أُقِيمَتْ صَلَاةُ الْعِشَاءِ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِي إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةً فَقَامَ بِنَاحِيَةٍ حَتَّى نَعَسَ الْقَوْمُ أَوْ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ «ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى فَصَلُّوا وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَنَّهُمْ تَوَضَّؤُوا»