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Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: “I had a status with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that no other creature had. I would come to him at the earliest dawn 1 and say: ‘Peace be upon you, O Prophet of Allah.’ If he cleared his throat, I would return to my family; otherwise, I would enter.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sunan al-Nasa'i 1211 (unverified) 40% confidence
- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 6092 (unverified) 35% confidence
Mishkat (candidate) 6092
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement “at the earliest dawn”: meaning at the beginning of its time. His statement “I would say: Peace be upon you, O Prophet of Allah”: meaning a greeting for permission. If he cleared his throat, with or without responding to the greeting, based on whether responding to a permission greeting is obligatory or not. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: بأعلى سحر : أي بأول أوقاته. وقوله: فأقول: السلام عليك يا نبي الله، أي سلام استئذان، فإن تنحنح، أي مع جواب السلام أو بدونه بناء على أن سلام الاستئذان هل له جواب واجب أو لا؟ كذا في «المرقاة».