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ahmad:14736Mūsá And Qutaybah > Ibn Lahīʿah > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "It will not be long before a rider will travel towards Medina." Qutaybah said, "On the outskirts of Medina, he should say, 'Indeed, there used to be many believers present here during this time.'"  

أحمد:١٤٧٣٦حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى وَقُتَيْبَةُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَيَسِيرَنَّ رَاكِبٌ فِي جِهَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ فِي جَانِبِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَيَقُولَنَّ لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي هَذِهِ مَرَّةً حَاضِرٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَثِيرٌ  


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ahmad:14678Ḥasan > Ibn Lahīʿah > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "If a person is riding along the side of the Medina valley, they should say, 'Indeed, there were many believers present here at one time.'"  

أحمد:١٤٦٧٨حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَيَسِيرَنَّ رَاكِبٌ فِي جَنْبِ وَادِي الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَيَقُولَنَّ لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي هَذِهِ مَرَّةً حَاضِرَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَثِيرٌ  

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السيوطي:١٨٤٢٥a

"لَيَسِيرَنَّ الرَّاكِبُ في جَنَبَاتِ المَدِينَةِ، ثُمَّ لَيَقُولَنَّ: لَقَدَ كَانَ في هَذَا حَاضِرٌ منَ المُؤمِنِينَ كَثِيرٌ".  

[حم] أحمد عن عمر وهو حسن