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Jami` at-Tirmidhi, 119
da’if· Darussalam

Abu Ishaq:

There is a similar report (as no. 1I8) narrated via Abu Ishaq.

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، نَحْوَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا قَوْلُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ وَغَيْرِهِ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رَوَى غَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَتَوَضَّأُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ ‏.‏ وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رَوَى عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ شُعْبَةُ وَالثَّوْرِيُّ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ ‏.‏ وَيَرَوْنَ أَنَّ هَذَا غَلَطٌ مِنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ‏.‏

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In-Book Reference
Book 1, Hadith 119
English Reference
Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 119
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
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