(وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ قَالَ: قَعَدْتُ إِلَى نَفَرٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَجَعَلَ يُصَلِّي يَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ لَا يَقْعُدُ، فَقُلْتُ: وَاللَّهِ! مَا أَرَى هَٰذَا يَدْرِي يَنْصَرِفُ عَلَى شَفْعٍ أَوْ وَتْرٍ، فَقَالُوا: أَلَا تَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ فَتَقُولُ لَهُ، قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ! مَا أُرَاكَ تَدْرِي تَنْصَرِفُ عَلَى شَفْعٍ أَوْ وَتْرٍ، قَالَ: وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَدْرِي، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((مَنْ سَجَدَ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا حَسَنَةً وَحَطَّ بِهَا عَنْهُ خَطِيئَةً وَرَفَعَ لَهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً)) فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَ: أَبُو ذَرٍّ، فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِي فَقُلْتُ: جَزَاكُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ جُلَسَائِ شَرًّا، أَمَرْتُمُونِي أَنْ أُعَلِّمَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
(Second chain) Mutarrif says: I was sitting with some Qurayshi individuals when a man came and began to pray, performing bowing and prostration, then prayed again, performing bowing and prostration, and did not sit. I said: By Allah! I think this servant does not even know whether he has prayed an even or odd number of rak‘ahs. The people said: Why don’t you go to him and tell him? So I said: O servant of Allah! I think you do not even know whether you have prayed an even or odd number of rak‘ahs. He said: But Allah Almighty knows; I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: Whoever prostrates to Allah Almighty, Allah will write for him a good deed through it, erase a bad deed, and raise him one degree. I said: Who are you? He said: I am Abu Dharr. Hearing this, I returned to my companions and said: May Allah give you a bad reward on behalf of those who sit, you instructed me to teach one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.