Hadith #157

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏رَوْحٌ ‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏نَافِعٍ ‏ ‏عَنِ ‏ ‏ابْنِ عُمَرَ ‏ ‏رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُمَا ‏ ‏أَنَّ ‏ ‏الْعَبَّاسَ ‏ ‏اسْتَأْذَنَ النَّبِيَّ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏فِي أَنْ يَبِيتَ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ ‏ ‏بِمَكَّةَ ‏ ‏مِنْ أَجْلِ ‏ ‏السِّقَايَةِ ‏ ‏فَأَذِنَ لَهُ ‏

English Translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Rawh, from 'Ubayd Allah ibn 'Umar, from Nafi' — that al-'Abbas sought permission from the Prophet ﷺ to spend that night in Mecca on account of [his duty to oversee] the water supply [al-siqaya]. He gave him permission.

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 13, Hadith 157

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4595

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