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nasai:421Sūwayd b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh > Shuʿbah > al-Ashʿath b. Abū al-Shaʿthāʾ from his father > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

"The Prophet ﷺ used to like to start with the right as much as he could when purifying himself, putting on sandals and combing his hair" - and he (the narrator) said in Wasit (a place in Iraq): "And in all his affairs."  

النسائي:٤٢١أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَنَعُّلِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَقَالَ بِوَاسِطٍ فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān
bukhari:168Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar > Shuʿbah > Ashʿath b. Sulaym from my father > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

The Prophet ﷺ used to like to start from the right side on wearing shoes, combing his hair and cleaning or washing himself and on doing anything else.  

البخاري:١٦٨حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُعْجِبُهُ التَّيَمُّنُ فِي تَنَعُّلِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَطُهُورِهِ وَفِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ  

bukhari:426Sulaymān b. Ḥarb > Shuʿbah > al-Ashʿath b. Sulaym from his father > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

The Prophet ﷺ used to start every thing from the right (for good things) whenever it was possible in all his affairs; for example: in washing, combing or wearing shoes.  

البخاري:٤٢٦حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَتَنَعُّلِهِ  

bukhari:5380ʿAbdān > ʿAbdullāh > Shuʿbah > Ashʿath from his father > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

The Prophet ﷺ used to love to start doing things from the right side whenever possible, in performing ablution, putting on his shoes, and combing his hair. (Al-Ash'ath said: The Prophet ﷺ used to do so in all his affairs.)  

البخاري:٥٣٨٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَنَعُّلِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَكَانَ قَالَ بِوَاسِطٍ قَبْلَ هَذَا فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ  

bukhari:5854Ḥajjāj b. Minhāl > Shuʿbah > Ashʿath b. Sulaym > Abū > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

The Prophet ﷺ used to like starting from the right in performing ablution, combing his hair and putting on his shoes.  

البخاري:٥٨٥٤حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَتَنَعُّلِهِ  

muslim:268bʿUbaydullāh b. Muʿādh from my father > Shuʿbah > al-Ashʿath from his father > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ loved to start from the right-hand side in his every act i. e. in wearing shoes, in combing (his hair) and in performing ablution.  

مسلم:٢٦٨bوَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ فِي نَعْلَيْهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَطُهُورِهِ  

nasai:5240Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Khālid > Shuʿbah > al-Ashʿath > Abū > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah And Dhakar

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] liked to start on the right whenever possible; when purifying himself, when putting on his shoes, and when combing his hair.  

النسائي:٥٢٤٠أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الأَشْعَثُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَذَكَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُحِبُّ التَّيَامُنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَنَعُّلِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ  

abudawud:4140Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar And Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Shuʿbah > al-Ashʿath b. Sulaym from his father > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ liked to begin with the right side as far as possible in all conditions: in his purification, and combing. The narrator Muslim added: "in using tooth-stick," and he did not mention "in all his conditions".  

Abu Dawud said: Shu'bah transmitted it from Mu'adh, but did not mention "his tooth-stick."
أبو داود:٤١٤٠حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَمُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَنَعْلِهِ قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ وَسِوَاكِهِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ  

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ مُعَاذٌ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ سِوَاكَهُ
ahmad:24990ʿAffān > Shuʿbah > Ashʿath b. Sulaym > Abāh > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to prefer the right in all his affairs, whether in his purification, wearing his shoes, or mounting his animal. Then I asked him about performing ablution with the Kufiyyah (headshawl), and he said, "Prefer the right as much as you can."  

أحمد:٢٤٩٩٠حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَاهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَنَعْلِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَقَالَ التَّيَمُّنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ  

ahmad:25664Yaḥyá > Shuʿbah > Ashʿath from his father > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to like being conscious and careful in his purification, shoes, and walking.  

أحمد:٢٥٦٦٤حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ التَّيَامُنَ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَنَعْلِهِ وَفِي تَرَجُّلِهِ  

ahmad:25144Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > al-Ashʿath b. Sulaym from his father > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] She said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to prefer the right side in all his affairs. Then Al-Ash'ath said, "Finally, he used to prefer the right side as much as he could in his mounting, shoes, and purification."  

أحمد:٢٥١٤٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْأَشْعَثُ أَخِيرًا كَانَ يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِي تَرَجُّلِهِ وَنَعْلِهِ وَطُهُورِهِ  

ahmad:25545ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > Shuʿbah > Ashʿath b. Abū al-Shaʿthāʾ from his father > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to prefer/delight in being right-handed in all his affairs, including walking, purification, and wearing his shoes. Shu'bah said, "Then I asked him afterwards, and he said, 'The Prophet ﷺ used to like/prefer being right-handed in whatever he was able to.'"  

أحمد:٢٥٥٤٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُعْجِبُهُ التَّيَمُّنُ فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ فِي تَرَجُّلِهِ وَفِي طُهُورِهِ وَفِي نَعْلِهِ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُحِبُّ أَوْ يُعْجِبُهُ التَّيَمُّنُ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ  

ahmad:24627Bahz > Shuʿbah > Ashʿath b. Sulaym > Abāh > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] She said: The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to prefer the right side in all his affairs, as much as possible, in his purification, wearing shoes, and combing his hair. He said: When Ash'ath arrived in Kufa, he said: The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to prefer the right side as much as he could.  

أحمد:٢٤٦٢٧حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ أَخْبَرَنِي قَالَ سَمِعَ أَبَاهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَتَنَعُّلِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ أَشْعَثُ الْكُوفَةَ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ  

ذِكْرُ مَا لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَسْتَعْمِلَ فِي أَسْبَابِهِ كُلِّهَا

ibnhibban:1091Muḥammad b. Isḥāq b. Khuzaymah And ʿUmar b. Muḥammad > Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Khālid b. al-Ḥārith > Shuʿbah > al-Ashʿath b. Sulaym > Abū > Masrūq > ʿĀʾishah

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] liked to start on the right whenever possible; when purifying himself, when putting on his shoes, and when combing his hair. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5240)  

ابن حبّان:١٠٩١أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ وَعُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُحِبُّ التَّيَامُنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَنَعُّلِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ»