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ahmad:19340ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Maṭar > ʿAbdullāh b. Buraydah

[Machine] 'Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad had doubts about the reservoir, so he sent for Zayd ibn Arqam and asked him about it. Zayd narrated a detailed and impressive story that pleased him. He asked Zayd, "Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" Zayd replied, "No, but my brother told me about it."  

أحمد:١٩٣٤٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ مَطَرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ قَالَ

شَكَّ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ فِي الْحَوْضِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الْحَوْضِ فَحَدَّثَهُ حَدِيثًا مُوَنَّقًا أَعْجَبَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ حَدَّثَنِيهِ أَخِي  

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