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ahmad:24162Jarīr > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm

he said: i asked 'A'ishah (God be pleased with her): "how was the prayer of God's Messenger ﷺ?"

she said: "Who of you can [do] what God's Messenger ﷺ can [do]? His deeds were unending"

(Using translation from Aḥmad's Zuhd 4)  

أحمد:٢٤١٦٢حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَسَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ وَأَيُّكُمْ يَسْتَطِيعُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْتَطِيعُ كَانَ عَمَلُهُ دِيمَةً  


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bukhari:6466ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Jarīr > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah

I asked ʿAisha, mother of the believers, "O mother of the believers! How were the deeds of the Prophet? Did he use to do extra deeds of worship on special days?" She said, "No, but his deeds were regular and constant, and who among you is able to do what the Prophet ﷺ was able to do (i.e. in worshipping Allah)?"  

البخاري:٦٤٦٦حَدَّثَنِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَائِشَةَ قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَمَلُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ هَلْ كَانَ يَخُصُّ شَيْئًا مِنَ الأَيَّامِ قَالَتْ لاَ كَانَ عَمَلُهُ دِيمَةً وَأَيُّكُمْ يَسْتَطِيعُ مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَسْتَطِيعُ  

abudawud:1370ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Jarīr > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah

'Aishah was asked about the actions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Did he perform some actions exclusively on some particular days ? She said: No, he performed his actions regularly. Which of you has the strength as much as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had ?  

أبو داود:١٣٧٠حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَمَلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَلْ كَانَ يَخُصُّ شَيْئًا مِنَ الأَيَّامِ قَالَتْ لاَ كَانَ كُلُّ عَمَلِهِ دِيمَةً وَأَيُّكُمْ يَسْتَطِيعُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتَطِيعُ  

ahmad:24282Yaḥyá > Sufyān > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah

'Aishah was asked about the actions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Did he perform some actions exclusively on some particular days ? She said: No, he performed his actions regularly. Which of you has the strength as much as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had ? (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1370)   

أحمد:٢٤٢٨٢حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَخُصُّ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ؟ قَالَتْ لَا كَانَ عَمَلُهُ دِيمَةً وَأَيُّكُمْ يُطِيقُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُطِيقُ  

ahmad:26374Ziyād b. ʿAbdullāh > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah

'Aishah was asked about the actions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Did he perform some actions exclusively on some particular days ? She said: No, he performed his actions regularly. Which of you has the strength as much as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had ? (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1370)   

أحمد:٢٦٣٧٤حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَمَلُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَخُصُّ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ؟ قَالَتْ لَا وَأَيُّكُمْ يُطِيقُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَعْمَلُ  

ذِكْرُ خَبَرٍ قَدْ يُوهِمُ عَالَمًا مِنَ النَّاسِ أَنَّهُ مُضَادُّ لِخَبَرِ عَائِشَةَ وَابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ اللَّذَيْنِ ذَكَرْنَاهُمَا

ibnhibban:3647ʿImrān b. Mūsá b. Mujāshiʿ al-Sakhtiyānī Bijurjān > ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Jarīr > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah

I asked ʿAisha, mother of the believers, "O mother of the believers! How were the deeds of the Prophet? Did he use to do extra deeds of worship on special days?" She said, "No, but his deeds were regular and constant, and who among you is able to do what the Prophet ﷺ was able to do (i.e. in worshipping Allah)?" (Using translation from Bukhārī 6466)  

ابن حبّان:٣٦٤٧أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ مُجَاشِعٍ السَّخْتِيَانِيُّ بِجُرْجَانَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَائِشَةَ قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَمَلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَخُصُّ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ؟ قَالَتْ «لَا كَانَ عَمَلُهُ دِيمَةً وَأَيُّكُمْ يَسْتَطِيعُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتَطِيعُ؟ »  

ahmad-zuhd:4Jarīr > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah > Saʾalt

he said: i asked 'A'ishah (God be pleased with her): "how was the prayer of God's Messenger ﷺ?"

she said: "Who of you can [do] what God's Messenger ﷺ can [do]? His deeds were unending"  

الزهد لأحمد:٤حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ ؓ «كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟» قَالَتْ «وَأَيُّكُمْ يَسْتَطِيعُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتَطِيعُ؟ كَانَ عَمَلُهُ دِيمَةً»