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tabarani:17500ʿUbayd b. Ghannām > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Ghundar > Shuʿbah > Qays b. Muslim > Abū Ramlah > ʿUbaydullāh b. Muslim > Muʿādh b. Jabal

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "The person who has three children is obligated." Mu'adh bin Jabal asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what about someone who has two children?" He replied, "Also, the person who has two children."  

الطبراني:١٧٥٠٠حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا غُنْدَرٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَمْلَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَوْجَبَ ذُو الثَّلَاثِ» فَقَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَالِاثْنَيْنِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «وذُو الِاثْنَيْنِ»  


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ahmad:22069Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Qays b. Muslim > Abū Ramlah > ʿUbaydullāh b. Muslim > Muʿādh

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ that he said: "He who has three (children) is obligated." Mu'adh said: "And he who has two [children], O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "And he who has two (children)."  

أحمد:٢٢٠٦٩حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَمْلَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مُعَاذٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَوْجَبَ ذُو الثَّلَاثَةِ فَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ وَذُو الِاثْنَيْنِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ وَذُو الِاثْنَيْنِ  

ahmad:22008Bahz > Shuʿbah > Qays b. Muslim > Abū Ramlah > ʿUbaydullāh b. Muslim > Muʿādh b. Jabal

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The one with three must perform it." Mu'adh asked him, "And what about the one with two?" He replied, "He must also perform it."  

أحمد:٢٢٠٠٨حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا رَمْلَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْجَبَ ذُو الثَّلَاثَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاذٌ وَذُو الِاثْنَيْنِ؟ قَالَ وَذُو الِاثْنَيْنِ