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ahmad:27544Aswad b. ʿĀmir > Isrāʾīl > al-Mughīrah > Ibrāhīm

[Machine] On the authority of Alqamah, he said: "I visited Sham (Syria) and entered the mosque, where I prayed two Rak'ahs (units of prayer) and said: 'O Allah, make it easy for me to find a righteous companion.' Then he mentioned the meaning of the hadith of Shu'bah."  

أحمد:٢٧٥٤٤حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَأَتَيْتُ الشَّامَ فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّيْتُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقُلْتُ اللهُمَّ يَسِّرْ لِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَى حَدِيثِ شُعْبَةَ