Musnad Ahmad #38
Musnad Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (ra)
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: When they wanted to dig a grave for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), Abu 'Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah used to dig graves in the manner of the people of Makkah and Abu Talhah Zaid bin Sahl used to dig graves for the people of Madinah, and he would make a niche in the side of the grave. Al-'Abbas called two men and said to one of them, Go to Abu ‘Ubaidah; and to the other he said, Go to Abu Talhah. O Allah, choose for Your Messenger. The one who had been sent to Abu Talhah found him, so he came and dug a grave with a niche in its side for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
Narrated by It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
About Musnad Ahmad
This hadith is #38 from Musnad Ahmad, in the Book of Musnad Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (ra) and narrated by It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:. Musnad Ahmad contains 1,374 hadiths across 8 books.