Abu Umayyah al-Thaqafi (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came out at the time of the Zuhr prayer and said: Stay in your places of prayer until I come to you. Then he came to us. When he had prayed Asr, he said: Shall I not tell you about something that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah did? We said: Yes indeed! He said: They prayed the first (that is, the Zuhr) prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then they remained seated. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to them and asked: Are you still in the same state since then? The people said: Yes. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If only you had seen your Lord, how He opened a door in the heaven, showed the angels your sitting, and expressed His pride in you while you were waiting for the prayer. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: A hadith of Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) is reported in the Sahih about the person who sits to remember Allah, and it does not mention waiting for the prayer.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. He also recorded it from Abu Umayyah, from a man, from his uncle, who said: Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came out. Imam al-Bazzar also recorded it. I have not found anyone who mentions the narrator Abu Umayyah al-Thaqafi.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الصلاة / 2131
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