Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Book 5, Hadith 555
It was narrated from Maisarah: I heard ibn Abu laila : `Ali told us that Fatimah (رضي الله عنها) complained about the marks of the millstone on her hand. Some captives were brought to the Prophet (ﷺ), so she went but did not find him. She met `A`ishah (رضي الله عنها) and told her (why she had come). When the Prophet (ﷺ) came, `A`ishah (رضي الله عنها) told him that Fatimah had come to her. The Prophet (ﷺ) came when we had gone to bed. We went to get up, but the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Stay where you are.” He sat between us and I felt the coolness of his feet on my chest. He said: `Shall I not tell you of something that is better than what you asked for? When you go to your bed, magnify Allah thirty four times, glorify Him thirty three times and praise Him thirty three times. This is better for you than a servant.`
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَإِسَحَاقُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، و حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، قَالَ و حَدَّثَنِي سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ مَيْسَرَةَ، رَأَيْتُ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ شَرِبَ قَائِمًا فَقُلْتُ تَشْرَبُ وَأَنْتَ قَائِمٌ قَالَ إِنْ أَشْرَبْ قَائِمًا فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَشْرَبُ قَائِمًا وَإِنْ أَشْرَبْ قَاعِدًا فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَشْرَبُ قَاعِدًا.
Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Book 5, Hadith 555
The above hadith is from the Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal collection of hadiths. The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal is a foundational work in Islamic hadith literature, highly valued for its comprehensive nature. Its most defining feature is its organizational method; it categorizes hadiths based on the companion of the Prophet who first reported them, with a dedicated section for each. This structure provides a unique window into the practices and sayings of the Prophet as witnessed and related by his diverse companions. Although the Musnad is held in extremely high regard and contains many authentic narrations, it is important to note that, due to its encyclopedic aim of collecting available reports, it also contains some hadiths with weaker chains of transmission that are subject to scholarly scrutiny.
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