Sayyiduna Qays bin Asim (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to take a ritual bath (ghusl) with water and lote-tree leaves. Then the prayer was established, and he came and stood between Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). When the prayer was completed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Qays bin Asim asked me about three words; no one else has asked me about those words, except Abu Bakr.
Allamah al-Haythami says: I say: The account of his taking the bath was narrated by Abu Dawud and others.
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Yahya al-Himmani, who is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 16116
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