Musnad Ahmad

Amr bin Wahb, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once we were with Hazrat Mughira bin Shu’bah, may Allah be pleased with him, when someone asked him: “Other than Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, has there been anyone else in this Ummah in whose leadership the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, performed prayer?” He replied: “Yes! Once we were on a journey with the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. In the morning, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, knocked on the door of my tent. I understood that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, wanted to go to relieve himself, so I set out with him. We kept walking until we were far from the people. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, dismounted from his ride and went to relieve himself and disappeared from my sight; I could no longer see the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. After a short while, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, returned and said, ‘Mughira! You also fulfill your need.’ I said, ‘I do not need to at this time.’ The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked, ‘Do you have water?’ I replied, ‘Yes!’ and went to bring the water skin that was hanging at the back of the saddle. I brought the water to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and kept pouring it. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, first washed both hands thoroughly, then washed his face. After that, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, tried to roll up his sleeves, but the Syrian cloak he was wearing had tight sleeves, so they could not be rolled up. Therefore, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, took both hands out from underneath, washed his face and hands, wiped his head up to the forehead, wiped over his turban, and wiped over his leather socks, and mounted his ride for the return. When we reached the people, the prayer had already started, and Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Awf, may Allah be pleased with him, had led one rak’ah and was in the second rak’ah. I was about to go and inform him, but the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stopped me, and we joined in the rak’ah that we caught, and completed what we had missed (after the salam). The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.