Hadith #80
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَوَكِيعٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنِ الْعِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِلصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ ثَلَاثًا وَلِلثَّانِي مَرَّةً
English Translation
Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd and Wakīʿ narrated to us, they said: Hishām narrated to us saying: Yaḥyā ibn Abī Kathīr narrated to us, from Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm, from Khālid ibn Maʿdān, from al-ʿIrbāḍ ibn Sāriyah رضي الله عنه, that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to seek forgiveness for the front row three times and for the second row once.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 33, Hadith 80
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 16518
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-52908