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Musnad AhmedIt was narrated that "Abdullah bin Salimah said:
I entered upon "Ali bin Abi Talib along with two other men, one man from among my people and another from Banu Asad - I think and he sent us on an errand and said: You are strong people, so use your strength to serve your religion. Then he went to the outhouse and relieved himself. Then he came out and took a handful of water and washed himself with it. Then he started reciting Qur"an. Then it was as if he realised that we found that strange, so he said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to relieve himself, then come out and recite Qur"an and eat meat with us. Nothing came between him and the Qur"an except janabah.
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 840
Arabic/English book : Book 5, Hadith 840
Arabic/English book : Book 5, Hadith 840
