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What is Mishkat al-Masabih 452 about?

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This hadith from Mishkat al-Masabih (Book of Purification) states: "Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said that God's messenger was asked about the purity of the cisterns between Mecca and Medina to which beasts of prey, dogs and asses go down, and replied, “They have what they car…"

Question 2

Which collection is this hadith from?

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This hadith is from Mishkat al-Masabih, which contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books. It is hadith number 452 in the Book of Purification.

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I searched for a different number — is this the right hadith?

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Mishkat al-Masabih #452

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