Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 5651

Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer. After that, two men stepped over the people and came to him; one man was from the Ansar and one man was from the tribe of Thaqif. The Ansari got ahead of the man from Thaqif. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man from Thaqif: "The Ansari has gone ahead of you in asking." The Ansari said: "O Messenger of Allah! Perhaps he is in more of a hurry than I am, so I give him permission." The narrator says: The man from Thaqif asked about prayer, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told him. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the Ansari: "If you wish, I will tell you what you have come to ask about, and if you wish, you ask me and I will tell you." He said: "O Messenger of Allah! Tell me." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have come to ask me how much reward you will get when you set out intending the Ancient House; what reward you will get for your standing at Arafah; what reward you will get for your stoning of the Jamarat; what reward you will get for having your head shaved; and what reward you will get when you bid farewell to the House." The Ansari said: "By the One who sent you with the truth, it is about this very thing that I have come to ask you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you set out intending the Ancient House, you will get this reward: for every step that you lift or put down, whether it is your step or the step of your mount, a good deed will be recorded for you and your rank will be raised by one degree. As for your standing at Arafah, Allah Almighty says to the angels: 'O My angels! Why have My servants come?' They submit: 'They have come seeking Your pleasure and Paradise.' Then Allah Almighty says: 'I make Myself and My creation witness that I have forgiven these people, (even if their sins) are as many as the number of days, or as many as the number of raindrops, or as many as the number of grains of sand.' (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) As for your stoning of the Jamarat, Allah Almighty says: 'No soul knows what delight of the eyes has been kept hidden for them as a reward for what they used to do.' As for having your own head shaved, every hair of yours that falls to the ground will be a light for you on the Day of Resurrection. As for bidding farewell to the House, you will come out of your sins as you were on the day your mother gave birth to you."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahim bin Sharus, whom Ibn Abi Hatim mentioned. He did not mention any criticism (jarh) or approval (ta'dil) about him, and the narrators above him have been declared trustworthy.