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Wikipedia's first sentence called it "lying". Today it says "companion of the islamic prophet muhammad". The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read "Companion (Sahabi) of Muhammad". It now reads "Companion (sahabi) of Muhammad". We saved the article's opening at 6 moments between 2005 and 2025, and every claim links the exact revision.

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The opening as it read in 2005

Anas bin Malik had al-baras [evident] in his face. Some people mentioned that 'Ali asked him regarding the saying of the Messenger of Allah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him: "Oh Allah, Lead [be the Guide of] the one who accepts his leadership and be the enemy of the one who towards him has animosity." He [Anas] said: "I have grown old in age and I forgot!" So 'Ali, prayers of Allah be upon him (salawatu Allah 'alayh) said to him: "If you were lying, then may Allah strike you with whiteness that shall not be hidden by a turban." ( ref ) v t e¹

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Anas bin Malik ibn Nadar al-Khazraji Al-Ansari ( ,c.612-712 , or died 709 ) was a well-known sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . He was an Ansar of the Banu Khazraj . He is not to be confused with Malik ibn Anas .

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Anas bin Maalik ibn Nadar al-Khazraji Al-Ansari ( , c.612-712 , or died 709 ) was a well-known sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . He was an Ansar of the Banu Khazraj . He is not to be confused with Malik ibn Anas . Anas ibn Malik, was the last of the sahaba to die at al-Basrah in 93 AH aged 103.

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Anas ibn Malik Anas ibn Malik ibn Nadr al-Khazraji Al-Ansari ( (c.612-c.712 ) was a well-known sahabi (companion) of the Prophet of Islam .

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Companion (Sahabi) of Muhammad For other uses, see Anas (disambiguation) . Anas ibn Mālik ibn Naḍr al-Khazrajī al-Anṣārī ( (c.612 – c.712 ) was a sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . MÂLİK - An article published in the 11th volume of Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam (in Turkish).

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Companion (sahabi) of Muhammad For other uses, see Anas (disambiguation) . Anas ibn Mālik ibn Naḍr al-Khazrajī al-Anṣārī ( Arabic : أنس بن مالك الخزرجي الأنصاري ; c. 612 – c. 712) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . He was nicknamed Khadim al-Nabi for serving Muhammad for ten years.

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