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Musnad of the Companions Who Narrated Abundantly

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مسند المكثرين من الصحابة

It is narrated on the authority of Anas Radi Allahu Anhu that when the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, he stayed in the upper part of Madinah, in the neighborhood of Banu Amr bin Auf, and stayed there for fourteen nights. Then, he sent a message to the chiefs of Banu Najjar. They came with their swords hanging by their sides. That scene is still before my eyes, as if the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was on his ride, Siddiq Akbar Radi Allahu Anhu was behind him, and Banu Najjar were all around them. They continued until the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم reached the courtyard of Abu Ayyub Ansari Radi Allahu Anhu. In the beginning, whenever the time for prayer would come, the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم would pray wherever he was, even in a sheepfold. Then, the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ordered the construction of a mosque. He summoned the people of Banu Najjar and said, "O Banu Najjar! Settle with me the price of this garden of yours." They replied, "We will take its price from Allah alone." At that time, there were some graves of polytheists, a ruin, and a tree in that place. On the order of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم , the graves of the polytheists were dug up, the ruin was leveled, and the tree was cut down. A tree was planted in the direction of the Qibla of the mosque, and the doors were made of stone. People would hand bricks to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم , and the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم would say, "O Allah! The real life is the Hereafter. O Allah! Grant victory to the Ansar and the Muhajireen.” It is narrated on the authority of Anas Radi Allahu Anhu that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said, "When any one of you comes for prayer, let him walk with calmness. He should offer as much of the prayer as he finds (time for), and whatever remains, he should complete it.”