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Musnad Ahmad 658:70

Hadith of Al-Bara' bin 'Azib (RA)

حديث البراء بن عازب

Hadith 658:70

Isma'il narrated to us, Sa'id al-Jurayri narrated to us, from Abu 'A'idh Sayf al-Sa'di—and he praised him well—from Yazid ibn al-Bara' ibn 'Azib, who was a governor in Oman and was among the best of governors, who said: My father said: "Gather, so that I may show you how the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to perform ablution, and how he used to pray, for I do not know how long my companionship with you will last." He said: So he gathered his sons and his family, and called for water for ablution. He rinsed his mouth, blew water from his nose, washed his face three times, washed his right hand three times, and washed this hand of his three times—meaning the left. Then he wiped his head and his ears, their outer and inner parts, and washed this foot—meaning the right—three times, and washed this foot three times—meaning the left. He said: "Thus, I have not spared any effort in showing you how the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to perform ablution." Then he entered his house and performed a prayer, the nature of which we do not know. Then he came out and gave the command for prayer, and it was established. He led us in the Dhuhr prayer, and I think I heard him recite verses from [Surah] Ya-Sin. Then he prayed the 'Asr, then he led us in the Maghrib prayer, then he led us in the 'Isha' prayer. And he said: "I have not spared any effort in showing you how the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to perform ablution, and how he used to pray."

حدثنا إسماعيل، حدثنا سعيد الجريري، عن أبي عائذ سيف السعدي، وأثنى عليه خيرا، عن يزيد بن البراء بن عازب، وكان أميرا بعمان، وكان كخير الأمراء، قال: قال أبي: اجتمعوا فلأريكم كيف كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يتوضأ، وكيف كان يصلي، فإني لا أدري ما قدر صحبتي إياكم، قال: فجمع بنيه وأهله، ودعا بوضوء، " فمضمض، واستنثر، وغسل وجهه ثلاثا، وغسل اليد اليمنى ثلاثا، وغسل يده هذه ثلاثا، يعني اليسرى، ثم مسح رأسه وأذنيه: ظاهرهما وباطنهما، وغسل هذه الرجل، يعني اليمنى، ثلاثا، وغسل هذه الرجل ثلاثا، يعني اليسرى، "، قال: " هكذا ما ألوت أن أريكم كيف كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يتوضأ "، ثم دخل بيته، فصلى صلاة لا ندري ما هي، ثم خرج، فأمر بالصلاة، فأقيمت، فصلى بنا الظهر، فأحسب أني سمعت منه آيات من يس، ثم صلى العصر، ثم صلى بنا المغرب، ثم صلى بنا العشاء. وقال: " ما ألوت أن أريكم كيف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يتوضأ، وكيف كان يصلي "