Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The people said: "O Messenger of Allah! Do you become forgetful?" (Perhaps what is meant here is that he would sometimes forget while reciting.) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why would I not become forgetful, when the dirt of one of you is lodged between his nails and his fingertips?"
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and al-Bazzar recorded it in abridged form. The narrators of al-Bazzar are thiqat (trustworthy), and so are the narrators of al-Tabarani, if Allah wills.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب اللباس / 8858
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