Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 5952
وَعَنْ أَبِي خَلْدَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ: سَمِعَ أَنَسٌ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: خَدَمَهُ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ وَدَعَا لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَانَ لَهُ بُسْتَانٌ يَحْمِلُ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ الْفَاكِهَةَ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَكَانَ فِيهَا رَيْحَانٌ يَجِيءُ مِنْهُ رِيحُ الْمِسْكِ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَقَالَ: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ
Abu Khaldah reported: I asked Abu al-‘Aliyah, ‘Did Anas hear reports from the Prophet ﷺ?’ He replied, ‘He served him for ten years, and the Prophet ﷺ prayed for him. Anas had a garden that bore fruit twice each year, and it contained basil whose scent was like musk.’ [Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it and said: This is a sound, uncommon report]