(a) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been favoured over people with three things: our rows have been made like the rows of the angels, the whole earth has been made a place of prayer for us, and its soil has been made pure for us," and he mentioned another quality.
(b) In the narration reported from Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah there is this addition: "If we do not find water."
(c) It is narrated from Abu Malik: "Its soil has been made pure for us."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الطهارة / 1022
Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We have been favoured over people with three things: our rows have been made like the rows of the angels; the earth has been made a place of prayer for us and its soil has been made pure; and I have been given these last verses of Surah al-Baqarah from a treasure-house beneath the Throne, which were not given to anyone before me, nor will they be given to anyone after me."
(b) The hadith of Affan has the same meaning as this narration: "Its soil has been made pure for us."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الطهارة / 1023
Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been given what was not given to any prophet before me." We said: O Messenger of Allah! What is it? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been helped with awe, I have been given the keys of the earth, I have been named Ahmad, the soil has been made pure for me, and my Ummah has been made the best of nations."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الطهارة / 1024