Al-Harith reports this statement of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the mosque, waiting for the prayer. A man stood up and said: I have committed a sin. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from him. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completed the prayer, that man stood up and repeated his words. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Have you not offered this prayer with us? And did you not perform ablution well for it? He replied: Yes! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is an expiation for your sin."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. The narrator al-Harith is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الصلاة / 1672
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 7556، وأخرجه المعجم الصغير للطبراني برقم: 878»