Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 2727

Hani' bin Mu'awiyah al-Sadafi narrates: I came for Hajj in the time of Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him). I sat in the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and there a man was narrating hadith to the people. He said: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man came and began to pray by this pillar. He did not complete his prayer properly but rather prayed it hastily, then he left. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If this man dies (in this state), he will die having no connection with the religion. A man should keep his prayer short, but he must complete it." The narrator says: I asked, "Who is this man (who is narrating this hadith)?" I was told, "This is Sayyiduna Uthman bin Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him)."
Imam Ahmad recorded this narration, and Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, about whom there is criticism, and its chain also contains a narrator, al-Bara' bin Uthman, who is not known.