ʿAmr ibn ʿAbasah later conveyed this narration to Abū Umāmah, one of the Prophet’s Companions. Abū Umāmah said to him, “ʿAmr ibn ʿAbasah, watch what you are saying! Can a man be granted all of that in a single sitting?” ʿAmr replied, “Abū Umāmah, my years are many, my bones have grown fragile, and my end is near. I have no reason to lie against Allah, nor against the Messenger of Allah. Had I not heard it from the Messenger of Allah once, or twice, or three times”—he kept counting until he reached seven—“I would never have related it. In truth, I heard it even more often than that.” Muslim transmitted this report.

His phrase “jurāʾ ʿalayhi qawmuhu” is pronounced with a jīm carrying a ḍamma and an extended vowel, on the pattern of ʿulamāʾ; it means “bold, overbearing, and unafraid.” This is the well-known wording. Al-Humaydī and others recorded it as “ḥirāʾ,” with a kasra on the ḥāʾ, explaining that it describes men who are angry and burdened with grief, whose patience with him has worn thin to the point of affecting their bodies. They cite the expression ḥariya jasaduhu yaḥrā, “his body wasted away from pain or sorrow.” The correct reading, however, is the one with a jīm.

The Prophet’s statement “between the two horns of Satan” refers to the two sides of Satan’s head; it is a figurative expression indicating that, at that time, Satan and his cohorts become active and gain influence.

His words “yuqarribu wuḍūʾahu” mean that he brings near the water with which he will perform ablution.

His words “illā kharrat khaṭāyāhu” are pronounced with a khāʾ and mean “his sins fall away.” Some narrated it with a jīm, “jarrat,” but the version with a khāʾ is correct and is the reading of the majority.

His word “fa yantathir” means that he expels whatever is in his nose; al-nathrah is the tip of the nose.

[Commentary]
These hadiths that the author—may Allah have mercy on him—has cited likewise contain