Abd Allah ibn Amr, from Abd Allah ibn Amr, who said: “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, disliked anyone walking directly behind him; rather, he preferred them to be on his right and left.” It was reported by al-Hakim, and has previously appeared under (1239).
- “He had a large bowl called al-Gharrā’, which was carried by four men.”
It was reported by Abu Dawud (Foods 17), Abu al-Shaykh in Akhlaq al-Nabi (p. 215), and Ibn Asakir in al-Tarikh (1/379), from Amr ibn Uthman: Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Irq informed us that he heard Abd Allah ibn Busr say—and he mentioned it. I say: Its chain of transmission is authentic; all its narrators are trustworthy.
Yahya ibn Said al-Qattan also narrated it from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Rahabi in abbreviated form, with the wording: “He had a large bowl with four rings.” Abu al-Shaykh reported it through several routes from Muhammad ibn Musaffa: Yahya ibn Said al-Qattan informed us. I say: This is a good chain of transmission. Muhammad ibn Musaffa was truthful, though prone to errors, as stated in al-Taqrib; all the remaining narrators are trustworthy. It conveys the same meaning as the first route: four men carried it by its four rings. And Allah knows best.
- “At times, he could not find enough inferior dates to fill his stomach, though he was hungry.”
It was reported by al-Hakim (4/324), from Qays ibn Anif: Qutaybah related to us; Abu Awanah related to us, from Simak, from al-Numan ibn Bashir. Simak said: I heard al-Numan—while he was on the pulpit—say, and he mentioned it. And he said: