44. The Book of the Merits of the Companions
٤٤۔ كتاب فضائل الصحابة ؓ م
Once the Prophet ﷺ entered a lavatory and I placed water for his ablution. He asked, "Who placed it?" He was informed accordingly and so he said, "O Allah! Make him (Ibn ʿAbbas) a learned scholar in religion (Islam).
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ الْخَلاَءَ فَوَضَعْتُ لَهُ وَضُوءًا قَالَ مَنْ وَضَعَ هَذَا فَأُخْبِرَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ فَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ