Sunan Ibn Majah · Hadith 2869

حدثنا محمد بن المثنى، حدثنا ابن أبي عدي، عن حميد، عن أنس بن مالك، قال لما رجع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من غزوة تبوك فدنا من المدينة قال ‏"‏ إن بالمدينة لقوما ما سرتم من مسير ولا قطعتم واديا إلا كانوا معكم فيه ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قالوا يا رسول الله وهم بالمدينة قال ‏"‏ وهم بالمدينة حبسهم العذر ‏"‏ ‏.‏

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said: “When the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) was returning from the campaign of Tabuk, and had drawncloseto Al-Madinah, he said: ‘In Al-Madinah there are people who, asyoutraveled and crossed valleys, were with you.’ They said: ‘OMessenger of Allah, even though they are in Al-Madinah?’ He said:‘Even though they were in Al-Madinah. They were kept behind by(legitimate) excuses.’”

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).