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ذِكْرُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا أُمِرَ الْقَوْمُ بِالِاغْتِسَالِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ

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[Machine] "I saw us while we were with our Prophet, peace be upon him. Even if a drop of rain had touched us, you would have smelled the scent of sheep from us."  

ابن حبّان:١٢٣٥أَخْبَرَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ بِالْبَصْرَةِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ نَصْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

«لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَ نَبِيِّنَا ﷺ وَلَوْ أَصَابَتْنَا مَطْرَةٌ* لَشَمَمْتَ مِنَّا رِيحَ الضَّأْنِ»