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٣٩٩ 399 Chapter 37: His Cleanliness and Ritual Purity We cite Muḥammad ibn Abī Manṣūr, who cites ʿAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥammad, who cites Ibrāhīm ibn ʿUmar, who cites ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Mardak, who cites ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī Ḥātim as saying that ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī ʿUmar al-Bakrī mentioned hearing ʿAbd al-Malik ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd al-Maymūnī say: [Al-Maymūnī:] I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone who kept his clothes as clean as Ibn Ḥanbal did, or took such good care of his hair, mustache, and body hair, or anyone whose clothing was as immaculately white as his. We cite Ibn Nāṣir, who cites ʿAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥammad, who was informed by al-Barmakī, who was informed by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Jaʿfar, who heard Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Khallāl report that he cites Muḥammad ibn al-Junayd as having heard Abū Bakr al-Marrūdhī report: [Al-Marrūdhī:] Aḥmad never went to the bathhouse. When he needed to depilate himself, he did it at home. I prepared the paste for him more than once. I also bought him a leather glove. He would put it on and remove the paste himself.285 Al-Khallāl also cites Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Ṣāyigh, who heard Abū l-ʿAbbās say: [Abū l-ʿAbbās:] I once prepared a depilatory paste for Aḥmad and began removing his hair. When I reached the pubic area, he took over. Chapter 38: His Kindness and His Consideration for Others We cite ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Abī l-Qāsim, who cites ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Anṣārī, who cites Abū Yaʿqūb al-Ḥāfiẓ, who cites Abū ʿAlī ibn Abī Bakr al-Marrūdhī, who heard Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī l-Bukhārī report that he heard Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Bushanjī say: 37.3 37.1 37.2 38.1 ...

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