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ahmad:17588ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr > Surāqah b. Mālik

[Machine] He came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was in pain, and he said, "Do you see the stray camel that comes to my watering hole, do I get rewarded if I give it water?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Yes, there is a reward even for watering a thirsty liver."  

أحمد:١٧٥٨٨حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّهُ جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي وَجَعِهِ فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ الضَّالَّةَ تَرِدُ عَلَى حَوْضِ إِبِلِي هَلْ لِي أَجْرٌ أَنْ أَسْقِيَهَا؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فِي الْكَبِدِ الْحَرَّى أَجْرٌ  


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عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

tabarani:6587Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr > Surāqah b. Mālik

[Machine] He came to the Prophet ﷺ with his illness, and he said, "Do you see the stray camel coming towards my camel's watering hole? Will I be rewarded if I give it water to drink?" He said, "Yes, there is a reward in the hot liver."  

الطبراني:٦٥٨٧حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّهُ جَاءَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي وَجَعِهِ فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ الضَّالَّةَ تَرِدُ عَلَى حَوْضِ إِبِلِي هَلْ لِي أَجْرٌ إِنْ سَقَيْتُهَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ فِي الْكَبِدِ الْحَارَّةِ أَجْرٌ»  

bayhaqi:7807ʿAlī b. Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Bishrān> Ismāʿīl b. Muḥammad al-Ṣaffār > Aḥmad b. Manṣūr al-Ramādī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > Surāqah b. Mālik b. Juʿshum

[Machine] He came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was ill and said, "Do you see the stray camel coming towards my pond? Will I be rewarded if I give her water to drink?" The Prophet said, "Yes, there is a reward in giving water to the thirsty."  

البيهقي:٧٨٠٧أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بِشْرَانَ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الرَّمَادِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أنبأ مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ

أَنَّهُ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي وَجَعِهِ فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ الضَّالَّةَ تَرِدُ عَلَى حَوْضِ إِبِلِي هَلْ لِي أَجْرٌ إِنْ سَقَيْتُهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فِي الْكَبِدِ الْحَرَّى أَجْرٌ