Bulugh al-Maram
Bulugh al-Maram 89
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: { كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -يَدْخُلُ اَلْخَلَاءَ, فَأَحْمِلُ أَنَا وَغُلَامٌ نَحْوِي إِدَاوَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ وَعَنَزَةً, فَيَسْتَنْجِي بِالْمَاءِ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1 .1 - صحيح. رواه البخاري (150)، ومسلم (271)، (70) واللفظ لمسلم. والعنزة: رميح بين العصا والرمح، فيه زج.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Anas also said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would enter the lavatory, and a boy about my age and I would carry a small water-skin and a short spear; he would then clean himself with water. It is agreed upon. 1 — Sahih. Al-Bukhari (150) and Muslim (271) reported it; the wording is Muslim's (70). The 'anazah is a short spear between a staff and a spear, fitted with a point.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
(70) واللفظ لمسلم.
The parenthetical ‘(70)’ follows Muslim (271) without an explicit label; this translation preserves its position as a Muslim reference, but its precise function is unclear from the supplied text.
What does the separate reference ‘(70)’ identify in this annotation?
فَأَحْمِلُ أَنَا وَغُلَامٌ نَحْوِي إِدَاوَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ وَعَنَزَةً
The Arabic describes a boy ‘about my age’ (غلام نحوي), whereas the witness calls him a servant. The Arabic annotation also includes an explanation of the 'anazah that is absent from the witness.
Should ‘a boy about my age’ be confirmed, and should the source's explanation of the 'anazah be retained in this block?