Mu'adh bin Rifa'ah reports about a man from Banu Salimah named Sulaym: He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) comes to us after we have gone to sleep, since we have our work to do during the day. Then he calls to the prayer, and we come out to him, and he leads us in a long prayer." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Mu'adh bin Jabal, do not be one who puts people to trial. Either pray behind me, or keep the prayer light for your people." Then he said: "O Sulaym, how much of the Qur'an do you know?" He said: "I ask Allah Almighty for Paradise and seek His refuge from Hell. By Allah, I cannot supplicate as finely as you or as Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What Mu'adh and I supplicate for is also nothing but this: we ask Allah Almighty for Paradise and seek refuge from Hell." Sayyiduna Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You will see tomorrow, when the enemy is met; if Allah wills, the matter will become clear." The narrator says: In those days the people were preparing for the Battle of Uhud. He took part in that battle and was among those who were martyred.
Ahmad recorded it. The narrator Mu'adh bin Rifa'ah did not live in the time of this man from Banu Salimah, because that Companion was martyred at the Battle of Uhud, whereas Mu'adh bin Rifa'ah is a Tabi'i; and Allah knows best. The narrators of Ahmad are thiqat (trustworthy). Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir from Mu'adh bin Rifa'ah, that a man from Banu Salimah related this.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الصلاة / 2371
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ منقطع ورجالہ ثقات
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