حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ ، أَنْبَأَنَا
اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ
أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ
سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَظُنُّهُ ، عَنْ
عَاصِمِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ الثَّقَفِيِّ ، أَنَّهُمْ غَزَوْا غَزْوَةَ السُّلَاسِلِ ، فَفَاتَهُمُ الْغَزْوُ ، فَرَابَطُوا ، ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ ، وَعِنْدَهُ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ ، وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ ، فَقَالَ عَاصِمٌ : يَا
أَبَا أَيُّوبَ ، فَاتَنَا الْغَزْوُ الْعَامَ ، وَقَدْ أُخْبِرْنَا : أَنَّهُ مَنْ صَلَّى فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ ذَنْبُهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا ابْنَ أَخِي ، أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَيْسَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ كَمَا أُمِرَ ، وَصَلَّى كَمَا أُمِرَ ، غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا قَدَّمَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ " ، أَكَذَلِكَ يَا
عُقْبَةُ ؟ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ .
´It was narrated from ‘Asim bin Sufyan Thaqafi that they went on the campaign of Salasil, but no battle took place; they only took up their positions. Then they came back to Mu’awiyah, and Abu Ayyub and ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir were with him. ‘Asim said:` “O Abu Ayyub, we have missed out on Jihad this year, and we were told that whoever prays in the four mosques will be forgiven his sins.” He said: “O son of my brother, shall I not tell you of something easier than that? I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever performs ablution as he has been commanded, and prays as he has been commanded, will be forgiven his previous (bad) deeds.’” He said: “(Did he not say it) like that, O ‘Uqbah?” He said: “Yes.”