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darimi:2655 – ʿUthmān b. ʿUmar > Kahmas > Sayyār a man from Fazārah from his father > Buhaysah from her father

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , he came to the Prophet ﷺ and sought permission from him, so he entered between him and his shirt and Uthman held it. He asked, "What is the thing that its prohibition is not permissible?" He (the Prophet) said, "Salt and water." He (Uthman) asked, "What is the thing that its prohibition is not permissible?" He (the Prophet) said, "If you do good, it is good for you." He (Uthman) asked, "What is the thing that its prohibition is not permissible?" He (the Prophet) said, "If you do good, it is good for you." And he repeated it until he reached salt and water. Abdullah was asked, "Do you believe in it?" So he nodded with his head.  

الدارمي:٢٦٥٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا كَهْمَسٌ عَنْ سَيَّارٍ رَجُلٍ مِنْ فَزَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بُهَيْسَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهَا

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَاسْتَأْذَنَهُ فَدَخَلَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَمِيصِهِ وَقَدْ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ فَالْتَزَمَهُ فَقَالَ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ فَقَالَ «الْمِلْحُ وَالْمَاءُ» قَالَ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ تَفْعَلِ الْخَيْرَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ» قَالَ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ تَفْعَلِ الْخَيْرَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ» وَانْتَهَى إِلَى الْمِلْحِ وَالْمَاءِ قِيلَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ تَقُولُ بِهِ؟ فَأَوْمَأَ بِرَأْسِهِ  

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Collected by Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad, Ṭabarānī, Bayhaqī
abudawud:1669 – ʿUbaydullāh b. Muʿādh > Kahmas > Sayyār b. Manẓūr a man from Banī Fazārah from his father > Āmraʾah Yuqāl Lahā Buhaysah from her father

My father sought permission from the Prophet ﷺ. (When permission was granted and he came near him) he lifted his shirt, and began to kiss him and embrace him (out of love for him). He asked: Messenger of Allah, what is the thing which it is unlawful to refuse? He replied: Water. He again asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing which it is unlawful to refuse? He replied: Salt. He again asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing which it is unlawful to refuse? He said: To do good is better for you.  

أبو داود:١٦٦٩ – حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ حَدَّثَنَا كَهْمَسٌ عَنْ سَيَّارِ بْنِ مَنْظُورٍ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا بُهَيْسَةُ عَنْ أَبِيهَا

قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَدَخَلَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَمِيصِهِ فَجَعَلَ يُقَبِّلُ وَيَلْتَزِمُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الشَّىْءُ الَّذِي لاَ يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ قَالَ الْمَاءُ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا الشَّىْءُ الَّذِي لاَ يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ قَالَ الْمِلْحُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الشَّىْءُ الَّذِي لاَ يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ قَالَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ الْخَيْرَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ  

abudawud:3476 – ʿUbaydullāh b. Muʿādh from my father > Kahmas > Sayyār b. Manẓūr a man from Banī Fazārah from his father > Āmraʾah Yuqāl Lahā Buhaysah from her father

On the authority of her father: My father asked the Prophet ﷺ for permission (to kiss his body). (When he was given permission), lifting his shirt he approached his body, and began to kiss and stick to him. He then asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing withholding of which is not lawful ? He replied: Water. He asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing withholding of which is not lawful ? He replied: Salt. He again asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing withholding of which is not lawful ? He said: That you do a good work is better for you.  

أبو داود:٣٤٧٦ – حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا كَهْمَسٌ عَنْ سَيَّارِ بْنِ مَنْظُورٍ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا بُهَيْسَةُ عَنْ أَبِيهَا

قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَدَخَلَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَمِيصِهِ فَجَعَلَ يُقَبِّلُ وَيَلْتَزِمُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا الشَّىْءُ الَّذِي لاَ يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ قَالَ الْمَاءُ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا الشَّىْءُ الَّذِي لاَ يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ قَالَ الْمِلْحُ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا الشَّىْءُ الَّذِي لاَ يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ قَالَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ الْخَيْرَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ  

ahmad:15945 – Wakīʿ > Kahmas b. al-Ḥasan > Manẓūr b. Sayyār b. Manẓūr al-Fazārī from his father > Buhaysah from her father

My father sought permission from the Prophet ﷺ. (When permission was granted and he came near him) he lifted his shirt, and began to kiss him and embrace him (out of love for him). He asked: Messenger of Allah, what is the thing which it is unlawful to refuse? He replied: Water. He again asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing which it is unlawful to refuse? He replied: Salt. He again asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing which it is unlawful to refuse? He said: To do good is better for you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1669)   

أحمد:١٥٩٤٥ – حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا كَهْمَسُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مَنْظُورٍ بْنِ سَيَّارِ بْنِ مَنْظُورٍ الْفَزَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بُهَيْسَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهَا قَالَ

اسْتَأْذَنْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَدَخَلْتُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَمِيصِهِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ الْمَاءُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ الْمَلحُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ الْخَيْرَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ  

ahmad:15947 – Yazīd > Kahmas > Sayyār b. Manẓūr al-Fazārī from his father > Buhaysah

On the authority of her father: My father asked the Prophet ﷺ for permission (to kiss his body). (When he was given permission), lifting his shirt he approached his body, and began to kiss and stick to him. He then asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing withholding of which is not lawful ? He replied: Water. He asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing withholding of which is not lawful ? He replied: Salt. He again asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing withholding of which is not lawful ? He said: That you do a good work is better for you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3476)   

أحمد:١٥٩٤٧ – حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قال حَدَّثَنَا كَهْمَسٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَيَّارُ بْنُ مَنْظُورٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بُهَيْسَةَ

قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يَدْنُو مِنْهُ وَيَلْتَزِمُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ الْمَاءُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ الْمِلْحُ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ تَفْعَلِ الْخَيْرَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ قَالَ فَانْتَهَى قَوْلُهُ إِلَى الْمَاءِ وَالْمِلْحِ قَالَ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ لَا يَمْنَعُ شَيْئًا وَإِنْ قَلَّ  

بُهَيْسَةُ

tabarani:20994 – Idrīs b. Jaʿfar al-ʿAṭṭār > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Kahmas b. al-Ḥasan > Sayyār b. Manẓūr from his father > Āmraʾah Minhum Yuqāl Lahā Buhaysah

[Machine] She said, "I asked the Prophet ﷺ for permission to enter between him and his garment, so he granted me permission. I entered from behind him and started holding on to him and wiping my chest against his back. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is it that can't be prevented?' He said, 'Water.' He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is it that can't be prevented?' He said, 'Salt.' He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is it that can't be prevented?' He said, 'If you do good, it will be good for you, and if you abstain, it will be better for you.'" The woman said, "So that man was never prevented from using water, even though it was less."  

الطبراني:٢٠٩٩٤ – حَدَّثَنَا إِدْرِيسُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْعَطَّارُ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ثنا كَهْمَسُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَيَّارِ بْنِ مَنْظُورٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهَا بُهَيْسَةُ

قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَمِيصِهِ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَدَخَلَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَمِيصِهِ مِنْ خَلْفَهِ فَجَعَلَ يَلْتَزِمُهُ وَيَمْسَحُ صَدْرَهُ بِظَهْرِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ الْمَاءُ قَالَ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ الْمِلْحُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ تَفْعَلِ الْخَيْرَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ وَانْتَهَى» قَوْلُهُ إِلَى الْمَاءِ وَالْمِلْحِ قَالَتْ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ لَا يَمْنَعُ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَإِنْ قَلَّ  

مَنْ يُكَنَّى أَبَا بُهَيْسَةَ أَبُو بُهَيْسَةَ

tabarani:19083 – [Chain 1] Hārūn b. Malūl al-Miṣrī > Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Muqriʾ [Chain 2] Idrīs b. Jaʿfar al-ʿAṭṭār > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Kahmas b. al-Ḥasan [Chain 3] ʿUmar b. Ḥafṣ al-Sadūsī > ʿĀṣim b. ʿAlī > Bakr b. Ḥimdān > Kahmas b. al-Ḥasan > Sayyār b. Manẓūr > Buhaysah from her father

[Machine] I went to the Prophet ﷺ , then I entered between him and his garment and held onto it. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the thing that it is not permissible to prevent?" He said, "Water." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the thing that it is not permissible to prevent?" He said, "Salt." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the thing that it is not permissible to prevent?" He said, "If you do good, it will be good for you."  

الطبراني:١٩٠٨٣ – حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَلُولٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِدْرِيسُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْعَطَّارُ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ قَالَا أَنَا كَهْمَسُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ السَّدُوسِيُّ ثنا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا بَكْرُ بْنُ حِمْدَانَ ثنا كَهْمَسُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَيَّارِ بْنِ مَنْظُورٍ عَنْ بُهَيْسَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهَا قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَدَخَلْتُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَمِيصِهِ فَالْتَزَمْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ «الْمَاءُ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ «الْمِلْحُ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ تَفْعَلْ خَيْرًا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ»  

bayhaqi:11830 – Abū ʿAlī al-Rūdhbārī > Abū Bakr b. Dāsah > Abū Dāwud > ʿUbaydullāh b. Muʿādh from my father > Kahmas > Sayyār b. Manẓūr a man from Banī Fazārah from his father > Āmraʾah Yuqāl Lahā Buhaysah from her father

My father sought permission from the Prophet ﷺ. (When permission was granted and he came near him) he lifted his shirt, and began to kiss him and embrace him (out of love for him). He asked: Messenger of Allah, what is the thing which it is unlawful to refuse? He replied: Water. He again asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing which it is unlawful to refuse? He replied: Salt. He again asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing which it is unlawful to refuse? He said: To do good is better for you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1669)   

البيهقي:١١٨٣٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ثنا أَبِي ثنا كَهْمَسٌ عَنْ سَيَّارِ بْنِ مَنْظُورٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا بُهَيْسَةُ عَنْ أَبِيهَا

قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَدَخَلَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَمِيصِهِ فَجَعَلَ يُقَبِّلُ وَيَلْتَزِمُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ الْمَاءُ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ الْمِلْحُ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا الشَّيْءُ الَّذِي لَا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ؟ قَالَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ الْخَيْرَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ