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nasai-kubra:142Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Khalf b. Khalīfah > Abū Mālik al-Ashjaʿī > Abū Ḥāzim

[Machine] I was behind Abu Huraira as he was performing ablution for prayer, and he would extend his hands until he reached his armpits. I heard my beloved (Prophet Muhammad) say, "The beautiful garment of a believer extends to where the ablution reaches."  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٤٢أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ خَلْفِ بْنِ خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ لِلصَّلَاةِ فَكَانَ يَمُدُّ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ إِبْطَيْهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ خَلِيلِي يَقُولُ «تَبْلُغُ الْحِلْيَةُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ حَيْثُ يَبْلُغُ الْوُضُوءُ»  


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muslim:250Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Khalaf / Ibn Khalīfah > Abū Mālik al-Ashjaʿī > Abū Ḥāzim

I was (standing) behind Abu Huraira and he was performing the ablution for prayer. He extended the (washing) of his hand that it went up to his armpit. I said to him: O Abu Huraira, what is this ablution? He said: O of the tribe of Faruukh, you are here; if I knew that you were here, I would have never performed ablution like this; I have heard my Friend ﷺ say. In a believer adornment would reach the places where ablution reaches.  

مسلم:٢٥٠حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيَّ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ لِلصَّلاَةِ فَكَانَ يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ إِبْطَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ مَا هَذَا الْوُضُوءُ فَقَالَ يَا بَنِي فَرُّوخَ أَنْتُمْ هَا هُنَا لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكُمْ هَا هُنَا مَا تَوَضَّأْتُ هَذَا الْوُضُوءَ سَمِعْتُ خَلِيلِي ﷺ يَقُولُ تَبْلُغُ الْحِلْيَةُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ حَيْثُ يَبْلُغُ الْوَضُوءُ  

nasai:149Qutaybah > Khalaf / Ibn Khalīfah > Abū Mālik al-Ashjaʿī > Abū Ḥāzim

"I was behind Abu Hurairah when he performed Wudu' for Salah. He washed his hand up to the armpit, and I said: 'O Abu Hurairah! What is this Wudu'?' He said to me: 'O Banu Farrukh! You are here! If I had known that you were here I would not have performed Wudu' like this. I heard my close friend (i.e., the Prophet ﷺ) says: "The jewelry of the believer will reach as far as his Wudu reached."  

النسائي:١٤٩أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ عَنْ خَلَفٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ لِلصَّلاَةِ وَكَانَ يَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ إِبْطَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ مَا هَذَا الْوُضُوءُ فَقَالَ لِي يَا بَنِي فَرُّوخَ أَنْتُمْ هَا هُنَا لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكُمْ هَا هُنَا مَا تَوَضَّأْتُ هَذَا الْوُضُوءَ سَمِعْتُ خَلِيلِي ﷺ يَقُولُ تَبْلُغُ حِلْيَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ حَيْثُ يَبْلُغُ الْوُضُوءُ