Musnad Ahmad — Hadith #45302

Muhammad ibn Ja`far narrated to us, Shu`bah narrated to us, on the authority of Amr ibn Murrah, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Salamah, he said: I entered upon Ali ibn Abi Talib. And two men, a man from my people and a man from Banu Asad, I think. So he sent them away and said, “You are both sick, so treat your religion.” Then He entered the exit and relieved himself, then he came out and took a handful of water and wiped himself with it, then he began to recite the Qur’an. He said, “It is as if he saw us, he denied us.” Then he said, “The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, would fulfill his need and then go out and recite the Qur’an and eat meat with us, but he did not If something prevents him from reciting the Qur’an, other than impurity.