Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 329
وَعَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَنَا وَأَبِي وَأَبُو طَلْحَةَ جُلُوسًا فَأَكَلْنَا لَحْمًا وَخُبْزًا ثُمَّ دَعَوْتُ بِوَضُوءٍ فَقَالَا لِمَ تَتَوَضَّأُ فَقُلْتُ لِهَذَا الطَّعَامِ الَّذِي أَكَلْنَا فَقَالَا أَتَتَوَضَّأُ مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ لَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ مِنْهُ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْك. رَوَاهُ أَحْمد
Anas ibn Mālik said: ‘My father, Abū Ṭalḥa, and I were sitting together. We ate meat and bread, then I called for water for ablution. They asked: “Why are you performing ablution?” I replied: “Because of the food we ate.” They said: “Are you performing ablution because of wholesome food? Someone better than you did not perform ablution because of it.”’ Aḥmad transmitted it.
Translation notes
The accompanying grading describes the chain as good (jayyid al-isnād). The Arabic says ‘my father’ without naming him.