Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2553
أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ مُرَّةَ، حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم النَّارَ فَأَشَاحَ بِوَجْهِهِ وَتَعَوَّذَ مِنْهَا ذَكَرَ شُعْبَةُ أَنَّهُ فَعَلَهُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ - ثُمَّ قَالَ " اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ التَّمْرَةِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ " .
Ismail ibn Masud reported: Khalid narrated to us: Shuubah narrated to us, that Amr ibn Murrah related to them, from Khaythamah, from Adi ibn Hatim, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned the Fire, turned his face away from it, and sought refuge from it. Shuubah mentioned that he did this three times. Then he said: Protect yourselves from the Fire, even with half a date; if you cannot find that, then with a good word.
Translation notes
Shuubah explicitly says that the Prophet turned away and sought refuge three times. The conditional alternative of a good word is retained.