Hadith No: 6
Ibn Adi - al-Kamil fi Duafa al-Rijal
1988 - Nafi ibn al-Harith al-Suba'i, a freedman of theirs, was a Kufi, known by the kunya Abu Dawud al-A'ma.
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (329)
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- .... Abu Urobah al-Harani narrated to us, who said: Muhammad ibn Sa'id al-Ansari narrated to us, who said: Makhlad, meaning ibn Yazid, narrated to us, from Yunus, meaning ibn Abi Ishaq,
from Nafi ibn al-Harith, who said: Abu al-Hamra narrated to me, saying: I performed a protective watch in the city for seven months during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). He said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) when dawn broke come to the door of Ali and Fatimah and say: "Prayer, prayer,":{ Indeed, Allah only wishes to remove the impurity from you, O People of the Prophetic House, and to purify you with a thorough purification } (Surah al-Ahzab 33:33).