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ahmad:17551Yazīd b. Hārūn > al-Masʿūdī > Yūnus b. Khabbāb > Ibn Yaʿlá b. Murrah from his father

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to wipe our faces during prayer and bless us. He came one day and wiped the faces of those on my right and left, but left me. This was because I had entered the house of my sister and wiped my face with some yellowish substance. It was said to me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left you because of what he saw on your face. So, I went to a well and entered it, then I took a bath. Afterwards, I attended another prayer and the Prophet ﷺ passed by me, wiped my face, blessed me, and said: "He returned with the best of his religion, seeking forgiveness, and the heavens responded."  

أحمد:١٧٥٥١حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ خَبَّابٍ عَنْ ابْنِ يَعْلَى بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ وُجُوهَنَا فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَيُبَارِكُ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ فَجَاءَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَمَسَحَ وُجُوهَ الَّذِينَ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ يَسَارِي وَتَرَكَنِي وَذَلِكَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أُخْتٍ لِي فَمَسَحْتُ وَجْهِي بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ صُفْرَةٍ فَقِيلَ لِي إِنَّمَا تَرَكَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِمَا رَأَى بِوَجْهِكَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى بِئْرٍ فَدَخَلْتُ فِيهَافَاغْتَسَلْتُ ثُمَّ إِنِّي حَضَرْتُ صَلَاةً أُخْرَى فَمَرَّ بِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَمَسَحَ وَجْهِي وَبَرَّكَ عَلَيَّ وَقَالَ عَادَ بِخَيْرِ دِينِهِ الْعَلَاء تَابَ وَاسْتَهَلَّتِ السَّمَاءُ