Before he would perform the major ablution (ghusl)? She said: All of that he used to do—sometimes he would perform the major ablution and then sleep, and sometimes he would perform the minor ablution (wudu) and then sleep. I said: Praise be to God, Who has made in the matter room for ease.¹

This is a good (hasan), strange (gharib) hadith from this chain of transmission.

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3152 — Muhammad ibn Isma'il narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Kathir narrated to us, saying: Isra'il informed us, saying: 'Uthman ibn al-Mughirah informed us, from Salim ibn Abi al-Ja'd, from Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah, who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to present himself at the standing place (al-Mawqif), saying: "Is there a man who will carry me to his people? For the Quraysh have prevented me from conveying the words of my Lord."²

This is a good, sound (sahih), strange hadith.

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3153 — Muhammad ibn Isma'il narrated to us, saying: Shihab ibn 'Abbad al-'Abdi narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Abi Yazid al-Hamdani narrated to us, from 'Amr ibn Qays, from 'Atiyyah—

¹ A sound hadith; narrated by Muslim (307), Abu Dawud (226) and (1437). It is in the Musnad of Ahmad (24202), and Sahih Ibn Hibban (2447). It was also narrated in abbreviated form regarding the story of the major ablution from janabah by al-Nasa'i 1/125–126 and 199. The hadith has already preceded with the compiler in abbreviated form regarding the story of his recitation, peace and blessings be upon him, under number (449).

² Its chain of transmission is sound; narrated by Abu Dawud (4734), Ibn Majah (201), and al-Nasa'i in al-Kubra (7727). It is in the Musnad of Ahmad (15192).