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ahmad:2911Ḥajjāj > Sharīk > Simāk > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ commanding Ali, he ordered him to perform ablution, then gave him a garment, and said, "Cover me and support my back."  

أحمد:٢٩١١حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ أَمَرَ عَلِيًّا فَوَضَعَ لَهُ غُسْلًا ثُمَّ أَعْطَاهُ ثَوْبًا فَقَالَ اسْتُرْنِي وَوَلِّنِي ظَهْرَكَ  


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tabarani:11773ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal from my father > Ḥajjāj b. Muḥammad > Sharīk > Simāk b. Ḥarb > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ ordered Ali to perform ablution, then gave him a garment and said, "Cover me and turn your back towards me."  

الطبراني:١١٧٧٣حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثنا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَمَرَ عَلِيًّا فَوَضَعَ لَهُ غُسْلًا ثُمَّ أَعْطَاهُ ثَوْبًا فَقَالَ «اسْتُرْنِي وَوَلِّنِي ظَهْرَكَ»