Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2024
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ أَنْبَأَنَا عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ، رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرَّ بِقَبْرٍ مُنْتَبِذٍ، فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَصَفَّ أَصْحَابَهُ خَلْفَهُ . قِيلَ : مَنْ حَدَّثَكَ قَالَ : ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ .
Ya‘qub ibn Ibrahim informed us, saying: Hushaym narrated to us. Al-Shaybani said: Al-Sha‘bi informed us that someone who saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) told me: The Prophet passed by a remote grave, prayed over it, and lined his Companions up behind him. He was asked, ‘Who told you this?’ He replied, ‘Ibn ‘Abbas.’
Translation notes
قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ،
The informant who saw the Prophet is unnamed in the Arabic; Ibn ‘Abbas is named as the source when asked who informed the narrator.
Does another route identify the unnamed eyewitness?