Ahmad 5139

Its chain of transmission is sahih. It is a repetition of the one before it. It is connected, for Abdullah bin Walid Adani is the one whose illness had intensified. It is said, "So-and-so became thaqilan (heavy)," meaning the illness weighed him down.Al-mikhdab: Ibn Athir said it resembles a mirkan, which is a basin in which clothes are washed."Go, let him rise" (li-yanua): from their saying "naa bi-himlihi yanuu nawan wa tanuu," meaning he rose up with effort and hardship.Ukuf is the plural of aakif, from their saying "akafa ukufan," so he is aakif, and "itakafa," so he is mutaakif. It means devoting oneself to something, remaining in a place, and holding fast to it."He found lightness" (khiffah), the opposite of heaviness (thiql), which can occur in the body, the mind, or in action. What is meant here is that he found lightness in his body and renewed vigor after the illness had weighed him down.