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[Machine] That his mother carried him in her womb for three years. This is the meaning of his statement.  

البيهقي:١٥٥٥٦ – وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنُ بَطَّةَ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الضَّبِّيُّ ثنا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الشَّاذَكُونِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ فِي ذِكْرِ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ أُمَّهُ حَمَلَتْ بِهِ فِي الْبَطْنِ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ هَذَا مَعْنَى كَلَامِهِ