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Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 4780 — I was with Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْخُزَاعِيُّ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ، ثنا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ثنا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ نِبْرَاسٍ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، ثنا ثَابِتٌ قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، بِالزَّاوِيَةِ إِذْ سَمِعَ الْأَذَانَ، فَنَزَلَ وَنَزَلَتُ مَعَهُ، فَلَمَّا أَنِ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مَشَى بِي، ثُمَّ قَارَبَ فِي الْخُطَى حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَقَالَ: أَتَدْرِي يَا ثَابِتُ لِمَ مَشَيْتُ بِكَ هَذِهِ الْمِشْيَةَ حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ؟ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَشَى بِي هَذِهِ الْمِشْيَةَ، وَقَالَ: «أَتَدْرِي لِمَ مَشَيْتُ بِكَ هَذِهِ الْمِشْيَةَ؟» قُلْتُ: اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ، قَالَ: «لِيَكْثُرَ عَدَدُ الْخُطَى فِي طَلَبِ الصَّلَاةِ»
Thabit al-Bunani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I was with Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) at al-Zawiyah when he heard the adhan, so he dismounted (from his mount) and I dismounted with him. When he was standing upright on the ground, he walked with me, then shortened his steps until I entered the mosque. Then he said: O Thabit! Do you know why I walked with you in this way until you entered the mosque? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) walked with me in this same way and said: "Do you know why I walked with you in this way?" I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "So that the number of steps taken in seeking the prayer would increase."
Hadith Reference المعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الزاي / 4780
Hadith Takhrij المعجم الكبير للطبراني (مطبوعہ): جلد 5، صفحہ 117، حدیث 4797