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bukhari:285ʿAyyāsh > ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Ḥumayd > Bakr > Abū Rāfiʿ > Abū Hurayrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ came across me and I was Junub. He took my hand and I went along with him till he sat down I slipped away, went home and took a bath. When I came back, he was still sitting there. He then said to me, "O Abu Huraira! Where have you been?' I told him about it. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Subhan Allah! O Abu Huraira! A believer never becomes impure."  

البخاري:٢٨٥حَدَّثَنَا عَيَّاشٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

لَقِيَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا جُنُبٌ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى قَعَدَ فَانْسَلَلْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ الرَّحْلَ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ وَهْوَ قَاعِدٌ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ يَا أَبَا هِرٍّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ يَا أَبَا هِرٍّ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لاَ يَنْجُسُ  


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ahmad:8968Muḥammad b. Abū ʿAdī > Ḥumayd > Bakr > Abū Rāfiʿ > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] I met the Prophet ﷺ while I was in a state of impurity, so I walked with him until he sat down, then I slipped away to my belongings and performed ablution. After that, I came to him while he was still sitting, and he asked me where I had been. I said to him, "You met me while I was in a state of impurity, and I disliked sitting next to you while in such a state, so I went and performed ablution." He said, "Glory be to Allah! Indeed, a believer does not become impure."  

أحمد:٨٩٦٨حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

لَقِيتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَنَا جُنُبٌ فَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى قَعَدَ فَانْسَلَلْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ الرَّحْلَ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ ثُمَّ جِئْتُوَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَقِيتَنِي وَأَنَا جُنُبٌ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَجْلِسَ إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا جُنُبٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَا يَنْجُسُ  

ahmad:7211Ibn Abū ʿAdī > Ḥumayd > Bakr > Abū Rāfiʿ > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] I met the Prophet ﷺ while I was in a state of Janabah (major ritual impurity), so I walked with him until he sat down. Then, I slipped away and went to the camel, where I performed ablution (ritual washing). I then came back to find him sitting, and he asked, "Where were you?" I replied, "I met you while I was in a state of Janabah, so I disliked sitting next to you while in that state. Therefore, I left and performed ablution." He said, "Glory be to Allah, indeed a believer is not impure."  

أحمد:٧٢١١حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

لَقِيتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَنَا جُنُبٌ فَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى قَعَدَ فَانْسَلَلْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ الرَّحْلَ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَقِيتَنِي وَأَنَا جُنُبٌ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَجْلِسَ إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا جُنُبٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَا يَنْجُسُ