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ahmad:15036 – Ibrāhīm / Ibn Khālid > Rabāḥ > Maʿmar > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > a man > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh al-Anṣārī

[Machine] A young man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "May I ask your permission to be castrated?" He replied, "Fast and seek Allah's blessings from His bounty."  

أحمد:١٥٠٣٦ – حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا رَبَاحٌ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

جَاءَ شَابٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَتَأْذَنُ لِي فِي الْخِصَاءِ؟ فَقَالَ صُمْ وَسَلِ اللهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ  

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ahmad:15105 – Rawḥ > Ḥusayn al-Muʿallim > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > a man > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] A young man came to the Prophet ﷺ seeking permission to engage in fasting. The Prophet ﷺ advised him to fast and seek Allah's blessings and favors.  

أحمد:١٥١٠٥ – حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا شَابًّا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ فِي الْخِصَاءِ فَقَالَ صُمْ وَسَلِ اللهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ