al-Sallabi's Sirah — Ka'b's excuses — 'what kept you back?'

السيرة النبوية للسلاّبي — كعب بن مالك — اعتذاره «ما خلفك؟ ألم تكن قد ابتعت ظهرك»

An excerpt from al-Sallabi's al-Sira al-Nabawiyya, in غزوة تبوك, from the extracted copy; quoted within forty words per the sources policy.

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«فتياممت: تيممت: قصدت . (٥) فسجرتها: أحرقتها. (٦) أوفى على سلع: صعده وارتفع عليه، وسلع جبل بالمدينة معروف. (٧) فاذن الناس: أي أعلمهم. ٨٤٢ المبحث الرابع: قصة الثلاثة الذين خُلِّفوا يومئذٍ، واستعرت ثوبين فلبستهما، وانطلقت إلى رسول اللّٰه…»

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Bukhari 4476 — The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted· Bukhari 6491 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Bukhari 7501 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Bukhari 7507 — My servant sinned and knew he has a Lord who forgives sin· Bulugh al-Maram 130 — The mosque is a sin expiated by its removal· Bulugh al-Maram 252 — His past sins forgiven· Bulugh al-Maram 380 — Finding one's wife in an immorality· Bulugh al-Maram 439 — Prohibiting the killing of women and children

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  • al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi
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Bukhari 4476 — The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted

A hadith qudsi in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 4476: The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.