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tabarani:7366aJaʿfar b. Muḥammad al-Firyābī > Minjāb b. al-Ḥārith > ʿAlī b. Mushir > Misʿar b. Kidām > ʿĀṣim b. Abū al-Najūd > Zir b. Ḥubaysh > Atayt Ṣafwān b. ʿAssāl > Lī Mā Jāʾ Bik > Aṭlub al-ʿIlm > Mā Kharaj a man from Baytih Yaltamis

[Machine] A man did not leave his house seeking knowledge except that the angels would spread their wings in approval of what he was doing. I said to him, "Were you one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "No, but a passing thought occurred to me while I was wearing my socks." He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to command us, when we were traveling, not to take off our socks for three days and nights except when in a state of janabah (sexual impurity), but we could remove them for sleep, relieving ourselves, or urinating."  

الطبراني:٧٣٦٦aحَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ ثنا مِنْجَابُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنْ مِسْعَرِ بْنِ كِدَامٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ فَقَالَ لِي مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ قَالَ

مَا خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ يَلْتَمِسُ عِلْمًا إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًى بِمَا يَفْعَلُ قُلْتُ لَهُ كُنْتَ امْرَأً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَكِنَّهُ حَدَثَ فِي نَفْسِي مَسْحٌ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ فَقَالَ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا كُنَّا سَفَرًا أَوْ مُسَافِرِينَ أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَ خِفَافَنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ وَلَكِنْ مِنْ نَوْمٍ أَوْ غَائِطٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ»  


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ibnhibban:1321Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Hārūn b. Maʿrūf > Sufyān > ʿĀṣim > Zir > Atayt Ṣafwān b. ʿAssāl al-Murādī > Mā Jāʾ Bik > Ābtighāʾ al-ʿIlm

[Machine] "What brings you here?" I said, "Seeking knowledge." He said, "Indeed, the angels spread their wings for the seeker of knowledge, pleased with what he seeks." I said, "May I ask you - an action that I perform in private, which is wiping over my socks after using the toilet - I used to be one of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , so I came to you to ask if you have heard from him anything about it?" He said, "Yes, he used to instruct us when we were traveling or on a journey, not to remove our socks for three days and nights unless due to Janabah (major ritual impurity), but to remove them for using the toilet, urine, and sleep.”  

ابن حبّان:١٣٢١أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ الْمُرَادِيَّ فَقَالَ

مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قُلْتُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْعِلْمِ قَالَ فَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًا لِمَا يَطْلُبُ قُلْتُ حَكَّ فِي نَفْسِي الْمَسْحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ بَعْدَ الْغَائِطِ وَالْبَوْلِ وَكُنْتَ امْرَأً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُكَ أَسْأَلُكَ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْهُ فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ «كَانَ يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا كُنَّا سَفْرًا أَوْ مُسَافِرِينَ أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَ خِفَافَنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ لَكِنْ مِنْ غَائِطٍ وَبَوْلٍ وَنَوْمٍ»  

ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى أَنَّ الرُّقَادَ الَّذِي هُوَ النُّعَاسُ لَا يُوجِبُ عَلَى مَنْ وُجِدَ فِيهِ وُضُوءًا، وَأَنَّ النَّوْمَ الَّذِي هُوَ زَوَالُ الْعَقْلِ يُوجِبُ عَلَى مَنْ وُجِدَ فِيهِ وُضُوءًا

ibnhibban:1100Abū Yaʿlá > Hārūn b. Maʿrūf > Sufyān > ʿĀṣim > Zir > Atayt Ṣafwān b. ʿAssāl al-Murādī > Lī Mā Ḥājatuk > Lah Ābtighāʾ al-ʿIlm

[Machine] "What do you need from me?" I said to him, "I seek knowledge." He said, "Indeed, the angels spread their wings for the seeker of knowledge, pleased with what he seeks." I said to myself, "I will cleanse the two socks after relieving myself and urinating." I was a companion of the Prophet ﷺ , so I came to you to ask if you heard anything from him about this? He said, "Yes, he used to command us when we were on a journey or traveling, not to remove our socks for three days and nights except for sexual impurity, but we could do so for relieving ourselves, urinating, and sleeping."  

ابن حبّان:١١٠٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ الْمُرَادِيَّ فَقَالَ

لِي مَا حَاجَتُكَ؟ قُلْتُ لَهُ ابْتِغَاءُ الْعِلْمِ قَالَ فَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًى بِمَا يَطْلُبُ قُلْتُ حَكَّ فِي نَفْسِي الْمَسْحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ بَعْدَ الْغَائِطِ وَالْبَوْلِ وَكُنْتُ امْرَأً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُكَ أَسْأَلُكَ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْهُ فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ كَانَ يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا كُنَّا فِي سَفَرٍ أَوْ مُسَافِرِينَ أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَ خِفَافَنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيهِنَّ إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ لَكِنْ مِنْ غَائِطٍ وَبَوْلٍ وَنَوْمٍ»  

tabarani:7366bJaʿfar b. Muḥammad al-Firyābī > Minjāb b. al-Ḥārith > ʿAlī b. Mushir > Misʿar b. Kidām > ʿĀṣim b. Abū al-Najūd > Zir b. Ḥubaysh > Atayt Ṣafwān b. ʿAssāl > Lī Mā Jāʾ Bik > Qult Aṭlub al-ʿIlm > Mā Kharaj a man from Baytih Yaltamis

[Machine] Whenever a person leaves his home in search of knowledge, the angels spread their wings in approval of his actions. I said to him, "Were you one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ?" He responded, "Indeed, it happened to me during the night as I wiped my feet." He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to instruct us, when we were on a journey, not to remove our socks for three days and nights except for sexual impurity, but we could remove them for sleep, defecation, or urination."  

الطبراني:٧٣٦٦bحَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ ثنا مِنْجَابُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنْ مِسْعَرِ بْنِ كِدَامٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ فَقَالَ لِي مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ قَالَ

مَا خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ يَلْتَمِسُ عِلْمًا إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًى بِمَا يَفْعَلُ قُلْتُ لَهُ كُنْتَ امْرَأً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَكِنَّهُ حَدَثَ فِي نَفْسِي مَسْحٌ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ فَقَالَ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا كُنَّا سَفَرًا أَوْ مُسَافِرِينَ أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَ خِفَافَنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ وَلَكِنْ مِنْ نَوْمٍ أَوْ غَائِطٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ»