Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 15841

Sayyidah Umm al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with her) states: Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) came to my home and greeted me. He was wearing a Qatawani cloak, which he had draped over himself as an upper wrap. I placed a cushion before him, but he paid no attention to the cushion; he folded up his cloak and sat on it. He said: "It is enough for a person to have as much space as he sits on." Then he praised Allah for a while, then said the takbir, then sent blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he asked: "Where is your husband?" He was asking about Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him). I said: "He is in the mosque." Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) went to him. Then both gentlemen came, and in the meantime, on the way, Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) had bought meat for one dirham, which was hanging in his hand. He said: "O Umm al-Darda', bake bread and prepare food." We did so. Then we brought the food to Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You eat along with Umm al-Darda', for I am fasting." Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will not eat until you eat." So Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) broke his fast and ate with him. When the hour came in which Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pray voluntary prayers, he got up to pray, but Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) made him sit down. Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Are you stopping me from the worship of my Lord?" Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Your eye has a right over you, and your wife has a right over you." So Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) held him back, until, when the time of true dawn drew near, the two of them got up and offered some rak'ahs, then they offered the witr, then they went for the dawn prayer. Then they mentioned their matter before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What a man Salman is! May his mother lose him! He has been filled with knowledge."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, al-Hasan bin Jabalah, and I do not know him; the remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).