Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 20450 — What is mentioned on the virtue

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent an army towards Mu'tah and appointed Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) as its commander. He ordered that if Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred, Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) should be made the leader, and if Ja'far was also martyred, Abdullah bin Rawahah should be made the leader. Although the army had set off, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) stayed behind in order to pray the Friday prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him, he asked: "Why did you stay behind?" He replied: "In order to pray the Friday prayer with you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Spending one morning and one evening in the path of Allah is better than the world and everything in it."