Three-Narrator Ahadith
Three-Narrator Ahadith 147
Book 3: Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Abū Mūsā [al-Ashʿarī] asked the Prophet (ﷺ) ﷺ to provide him with a mount. The Prophet (ﷺ) ﷺ was preoccupied at the time and said, “By Allah, I will not provide you with a mount.” But when Abū Mūsā turned to leave, he called him back and gave him a mount. Abū Mūsā said, “O Messenger of Allah, you swore you would not provide me with one.” He replied, “And now I swear that I will provide you with one.”
Reference:
Musnad Aḥmad 147
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى اسْتَحْمَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَوَافَقَ مِنْهُ شُغْلًا، فَقَالَ: «وَاللَّهِ لَا أَحْمِلُكَ». فَلَمَّا قَفَّى دَعَاهُ فَحَمَلَهُ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّكَ حَلَفْتَ أَنْ لَا تَحْمِلَنِي. قَالَ: «فَأَنَا أَحْلِفُ لَأَحْمِلَنَّكَ».
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