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ahmad:12767Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , he mentioned its meaning except that he said, "So, I intended to unite them and compel them."  

أحمد:١٢٧٦٧حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَتَأَلَّفَهُمْ وَأَجْبُرَهُمْ