It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The span of your lives compared with the nations that have passed is like the time from the Asr prayer until the setting of the sun. And the example of you and of the Jews and Christians is that of a man who hired some labourers and said: 'Who will work for me until midday for one qirat each?' So the Jews worked until midday for one qirat each. Then he said: 'Who will work for me from midday until the Asr prayer for one qirat each?' So the Christians worked from midday until the Asr prayer for one qirat each. Then he said: 'Who will work for me from the Asr prayer until the setting of the sun for two qirats each?' Know that for you there is a double reward. At this the Jews and Christians became angry and said: 'We did more work and received less pay?' He asked: 'Have I wronged you by reducing anything of your due?' They said: 'No.' He said: 'Then this is my bounty; I give it to whomever I will.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) except Abu Abd al-Rahim (may Allah have mercy on him), and Muhammad bin Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 1619
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البخاري فى «صحيحه» برقم: 557، 2268، 2269، 3459، 5021، 7467، 7533، وابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 6639، 7217، 7221، والترمذي فى «جامعه» برقم: 2871، والبيهقي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 11758، 11759، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 4596، 6009، 6011، 6010، 6018، 6137، 6174، 6242، والطيالسي فى «مسنده» برقم: 1929، وأبو يعلى فى «مسنده» برقم: 5454، 5566، 5838، وعبد بن حميد فى «مسنده» برقم: 773، 778، والبزار فى «مسنده» برقم: 5820، 5819، وعبد الرزاق فى «مصنفه» برقم: 20565، 20911، والطبراني فى «الكبير» برقم: 13285، 13876، والطبراني فى «الصغير» برقم: 53، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 494»