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[Machine] I asked the Prophet ﷺ about wiping over ashes. He said, "For each single one, if you hold onto it, it is better for you than a hundred camels, all of them with black eyes."  

أحمد:١٤٢٠٤حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ مَسْحِ الْحَصَىفَقَالَ وَاحِدَةٌ وَلَئِنْ تُمْسِكْ عَنْهَا خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ مِائَةِ نَاقَةٍ كُلُّهَا سُودُ الْحَدَقَةِ