Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 38398 — Reports on weeping out of fear

Muhammad bin Muslim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Ibrahim bin Maysarah (may Allah have mercy on him) related: Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) attacked a city. He said: I asked: "Was it Constantinople that he attacked?" He replied: "Yes." Then he said: He passed by a storyteller who was saying: "When a person does a deed in the early part of the day, that deed is presented at the end of the day to all those who know him in the Hereafter; and when a person does a deed in the latter part of the day, his deed is presented at the beginning of the day to all those who know him in the Hereafter." Abu Ayyub said: "See what you are saying!" He replied: "By Allah, it is just as I say." Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) then prayed: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from being disgraced before Ubadah bin al-Samit and Sa'd bin Ubadah because of the deeds I have done after them." He said: The storyteller then said: "By Allah, when Allah Almighty writes His friendship for someone, He covers his faults and praises him for his best deed."