He heard Yahya bin Yamar relating from a man who informed him on the authority of Ammar bin Yasir. Umar claimed that Yahya named that man, but Umar forgot his name. Ammar said, "I anointed myself in connection with this incident."The first version is much more complete and contains mention of the ritual washing.I said to Umar, "Were they in a state of ihram?"He replied, "No, the people were residing in their settled state."
حدثنا نصر بن علي حدثنا محمد بن بكر أخبرنا ابن جريج
أنه سمع يحيى بن يعمر يخبر عن رجل أخبره عن عمار بن ياسر زعم عمر أن يحيى سمى ذلك الرجل فنسي عمر اسمه أن عمارا قال تخلقت بهذه القصة والأول أتم بكثير فيه ذكر الغسل قال قلت لعمر وهم حرم قال لا القوم مقيمون
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[Its chain of transmission is daif] Ahmad narrated it (4/320) from the hadith of Ibn Jurayj, and Bayhaqi (5/36) from the hadith of Abu Dawud, from him. It contains an unknown narrator.