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ahmad:19786Yazīd b. Hārūn > ʿUyaynah from his father > Abū Barzah al-Aslamī

[Machine] One day, I went out for a walk and suddenly found myself with the Prophet ﷺ , facing him. I thought that he wanted something, so I tried to keep my distance and avoid him. But he saw me and gestured towards me, so I approached him. He took my hand and we started walking together. Suddenly, we came across a man who was praying and performing a lot of bows and prostrations. The Prophet ﷺ asked me, "Do you think he is showing off?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He then extended his hand, placed it between my palms, and brought them closer together. He lifted them towards his shoulders and then lowered them, repeating the action three times. After that, he said, "May guidance be upon you, intending to make you focus." It was narrated by Yazid Ibn Buraidah Al-Aslami, who heard it from Abu Barzah. Then Yazid later returned to Buraidah and narrated this incident to Waki' and Muhammad Ibn Bakr, who said that Buraidah Al-Aslami said this.  

أحمد:١٩٧٨٦حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ حَدَّثَنَا عُيَيْنَةُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ قَالَ

خَرَجْتُ يَوْمًا أَمْشِي فَإِذَا أَنَا بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُتَوَجِّهًا فَظَنَنْتُهُ يُرِيدُ حَاجَةً فَجَعَلْتُ أَخْنَسُ عَنْهُ وَأُعَارِضُهُ فَرَآنِي فَأَشَارَ إِلَيَّ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَانْطَلَقْنَا نَمْشِي جَمِيعًا فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِرَجُلٍ يُصَلِّي يُكْثِرُ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَتُرَاهُ مُرَائِيًا فَقُلْتُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ فَأَرْسَلَ يَدِي ثُمَّ طَبَّقَ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ فَجَمَعَهُمَا ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يَرْفَعُهُمَا بِحِيَالِمَنْكِبَيْهِ وَيَضَعُهُمَا وَيَقُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ هَدْيًا قَاصِدًا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ؛ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشَادَّ الدِّينَ يَغْلِبْهُ وقَالَ يَزِيدُ بِبَغْدَادَ بُرَيْدَةُ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ وَقَدْ كَانَ قَالَ عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى بُرَيْدَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ومُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ قَالَا بُرَيْدَةُ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ  


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hakim:1176Abū Bakr b. Isḥāq > Abū al-Muthanná al-ʿAnbarī > Musaddad > Aḥmad b. Jaʿfar al-Qaṭīʿī > ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal from my father > Ismāʿīl / Ibn ʿUlayyah > ʿUyaynah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman from his father > Qāl Buraydah

[Machine] Buraydah, one day I went out to walk in need, and suddenly I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ walking. I thought he had some need, so I avoided him and kept doing that until he saw me and gestured towards me. So I approached him and he took my hand, and we started walking together. Suddenly, we came across a man in front of us who was praying and he was increasing his bowing and prostration. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked me, "Do you think this person is showing off?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He then extended his hand and placed it between the man's hands three times, raising his hands and straightening them, and saying, "May guidance and sincerity be upon you, may guidance and sincerity be upon you, for indeed the one who seeks fame in this religion will be defeated."  

الحاكم:١١٧٦أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ثنا مُسَدَّدٌ وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْقَطِيعِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَا ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ عُيَيْنَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ

بُرَيْدَةُ خَرَجْتُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَمْشِي فِي حَاجَةٍ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَمْشِي فَظَنَنْتُهُ يُرِيدُ حَاجَةً فَجَعَلْتُ أَكُفُّ عَنْهُ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى رَآنِي فَأَشَارَ إِلَيَّ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَانْطَلَقْنَا نَمْشِي جَمِيعًا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَجُلٍ بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا يُصَلِّي يُكْثِرُ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تُرَى هَذَا يُرَائِي؟» فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَأَرْسَلَ يَدَهُ وَطَبَّقَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ وَيُصَوِّبُهُمَا وَيَقُولُ «عَلَيْكُمْ هَدْيًا قَاصِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ هَدْيًا قَاصِدًا فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشَادَّ هَذَا الدِّينَ يَغْلِبُهُ»  

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