It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the door of a man of the Ansar and gave the greeting of peace, while the Ansari was with his wife; he returned the greeting in that state. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) greeted a second time, and he returned the greeting again but did not get up (to come out at once). Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) was not given permission (to enter), he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned back. Then the man got up before he had finished and went out after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), looking for him. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then we came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing, and we gathered around him (peace and blessings be upon him). And the man took a bath in a stream beside his house. When he came, having bathed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He has taken a bath, though the bath was not obligatory upon him." Then the man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to apologise and told him (peace and blessings be upon him) of his situation, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You took a bath, though the bath was not obligatory upon you."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Wiqa' except Abu Zuhayr, and Abd al-Rahman bin Salamah is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 7489
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف لجهالة شيخ الطبراني محمد بن شعيب
Hadith Takhrij«قال الهيثمي: ورجال البزار رجال الصحيح ورجال الطبراني موثقون إلا شيخ الطبراني محمد بن شعيب فإني لم أعرفه «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 1، ص 265»» «قال الطبراني: لم يروه عن وقاء إلا أبو زهير تفرد به عبد الرحمن بن سلمة «الإعلام بسنته عليه الصلاة والسلام بشرح سنن ابن ماجه الإمام، ج 3، ص 47»» «أخرجه البزار فى «مسنده» برقم: 9196، والطحاوي فى «شرح معاني الآثار» برقم: 314»