Was it the norm for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to repeat his speech three times in his narration?
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The student: Regarding the hadith ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: There is no instance of it being twice.
The Shaykh : What?
The student: There is no instance of it being twice; it is all three times, there is no instance of it being twice, it is all three times.
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The student: The hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes, did you bring it?
The student: I did not bring it, I researched it ... , there is no instance of it being twice.
The Shaykh : Are they all three times?
The student: Imam Ahmad, Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah.
The Shaykh : Good, yes, that is the meaning, and this is the norm for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); the norm is that he repeats a thing three times, and in any case, as long as this transmission is also, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: There is no instance of it being twice.
The Shaykh : What?
The student: There is no instance of it being twice; it is all three times, there is no instance of it being twice, it is all three times.
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The student: The hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes, did you bring it?
The student: I did not bring it, I researched it ... , there is no instance of it being twice.
The Shaykh : Are they all three times?
The student: Imam Ahmad, Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah.
The Shaykh : Good, yes, that is the meaning, and this is the norm for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); the norm is that he repeats a thing three times, and in any case, as long as this transmission is also, praise be to Allah.