It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a garden when a bird was brought to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: 'Allahumma'tini bi-ahabbi khalqika ilayka ya'kul ma'i min hadha al-ta'ir' (O Allah, bring me the one of Your creation most beloved to You, so that he may eat this bird with me). Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came and knocked at the door. I asked: Who is it? He said: 'I am Ali.' I said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is busy with a need. He went away, then came back and knocked at the door. I asked: Who is it? He said: 'I am Ali.' I said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is busy with a need. Then he came again and knocked at the door, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Go and open the door.' Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: 'May Allah have mercy on you, what kept you?' He said: This is my third time coming; each time Anas told me that you were busy with a need. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O Anas! What made you do that?' I said: I had heard your supplication, and I wanted that (fortunate) person to be a man from my own people."
No one narrated this hadith from Abd al-Malik bin Abi Sulayman, from Ata', from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) except Isma'il bin Sulayman, and no one narrated it from Isma'il except al-Najm bin Bashir, while Hafs bin Umar al-Mihraqani is alone in narrating it.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 7466
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:ضعيف
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