Musnad Ahmad 307

Yazid narrated to us; Waraqa and Abu al-Nadr informed us; he said: Waraqa narrated to us, from ‘Abd al-A‘la al-Tha‘labi, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla, who said: I was with al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib while ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, was in al-Baqi‘ looking at the crescent. A rider came, and ‘Umar met him and asked, ‘Where have you come from?’ He replied, ‘From the Arabs.’ He asked, ‘Have you sighted the crescent?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ ‘Umar said, ‘Allah is greatest! One man is sufficient for the Muslims.’ Then ‘Umar stood, performed ablution, wiped over his leather socks, and prayed the sunset prayer. He then said, ‘This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, act.’ Abu al-Nadr said: He was wearing a jubba with tight sleeves; he pulled his hand out from beneath it and wiped. [Variant wording: he wiped over his leather socks.]