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Musnad Ahmad 688:8

Hadith of Ammar ibn Yasir (RA)

حديث عمار بن ياسر

Hadith 688:8

Bihz ibn Asad narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, ‘Ata’ al-Khurasani informed us, from Yahya ibn Ya‘mar, that ‘Ammar said: I arrived at my family’s home at night, and my hands were cracked, so they smeared me with saffron. I went in the morning to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and greeted him, but he did not return my greeting and did not welcome me. He said: "Wash this." He said: So I went and washed it, then I came, and some of it still remained on me. I greeted him, but he did not return my greeting and did not welcome me, and he said: "Wash this from yourself." So I went and washed it, then I came and greeted him, and he returned my greeting and welcomed me. He said: "Indeed, the angels do not attend the funeral of a disbeliever, nor one who is smeared with saffron, nor one who is in a state of major ritual impurity (junub)." And he granted a concession for the one who is in a state of major ritual impurity, if he wishes to sleep, eat, or drink, to perform ablution (wudu’).

حدثنا بهز بن أسد، حدثنا حماد بن سلمة، أخبرنا عطاء الخراساني، عن يحيى بن يعمر، أن عمارا قال: قدمت على أهلي ليلا وقد تشققت يداي، فضمخوني بالزعفران، فغدوت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فسلمت عليه، فلم يرد علي، ولم يرحب بي، فقال: " اغسل هذا "، قال: فذهبت فغسلته، ثم جئت، وقد بقي علي منه شيء، فسلمت عليه، فلم يرد علي، ولم يرحب بي وقال: " اغسل هذا عنك "، فذهبت، فغسلته، ثم جئت، فسلمت عليه، فرد علي، ورحب بي وقال: " إن الملائكة لا تحضر جنازة الكافر، ولا المتضمخ بزعفران، ولا الجنب ". ورخص للجنب إذا نام أو أكل أو شرب أن يتوضأ