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suyuti:4-225b – ʿAliá
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السيوطي:٤-٢٢٥b –

"عَنْ عَلِى قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِي ﷺ إذَا رَكَعَ لَوْ وُضِعَ قَدَحٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ لَمْ يُهْرَاق".  

[حم] أحمد

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Collected by Aḥmad
ahmad:997 – ʿAbdullāh

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ bowed, if a glass of water were placed on his back it would not spill.  

أحمد:٩٩٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ قَالَ وَجَدْتُ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي قَالَ أُخْبِرْتُ عَنْ سِنَانِ بْنِ هَارُونَ حَدَّثَنَا بَيَانٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَىعَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا رَكَعَ لَوْ وُضِعَ قَدَحٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ لَمْ يُهَرَاقْ