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ahmad:14974ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Aʿmash > Abū Sufyān > Jābir

[Machine] Abu Humaid Al-Ansari came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a cup containing milk, which was uncovered. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Why didn't you cover it, even if it was with a stick to protect it from dust?"  

أحمد:١٤٩٧٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِقَدَحٍ فِيهِ لَبَنٌ يَحْمِلُهُ مَكْشُوفًا فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَلَا كُنْتَ خَمَّرْتَهُ وَلَوْ بِعُودٍ تَعْرِضُهُ عَلَيْهِ  


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bukhari:5605Qutaybah > Jarīr > al-Aʿmash > Abū Ṣāliḥ And ʾAbī Sufyān > Jābir b. ʿAbdālllah > Jāʾ Abū Ḥumayd Biqadaḥ from Laban from al-Naqīʿ

Abu Humaid brought a cup of mix from a place called Al-Naqi. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Will you not cover it, even by placing a stick across its"  

البخاري:٥٦٠٥حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ وَأَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْداللَّهِ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ بِقَدَحٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ مِنَ النَّقِيعِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَلاَّ خَمَّرْتَهُ وَلَوْ أَنْ تَعْرُضَ عَلَيْهِ عُودًا  

ahmad:14137[Chain 1] ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Sufyān [Chain 2] Sufyān > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] Abu Humaid Al-Ansari came with a container of milk to the Prophet ﷺ during the day when he was in Al-Baqi. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Shouldn't you cover it, even if you do so with a stick?"  

أحمد:١٤١٣٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ ح وَأَبُو نُعَيْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ نَهَارًا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ بِالْبَقِيعِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَلَا خَمَّرْتَهُ وَلَوْ أَنْ تَعْرُضَ عَلَيْهِ عُودًا  

nasai-kubra:6853ʿAlī b. Ḥujr > ʿAlī / Ibn Mushir > Sufyān > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

Abu Humaid brought a cup of mix from a place called Al-Naqi. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Will you not cover it, even by placing a stick across its" (Using translation from Bukhārī 5605)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٦٨٥٣أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيٌّ وَهُوَ ابْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِلَبَنٍ فِي قَدَحٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَلَا خَمَّرْتَهُ؟ وَلَوْ أَنْ تَعْرِضَ عَلَيْهِ عُودًا»