It is narrated from Malik bin Qays (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) at Iliya' (Jerusalem). Then he did not stay long and left from there. He was searched for but was not found, or the narrator said: We searched for him but did not find him. Then we followed him and saw that he was praying in an open space. He asked: "What has brought you here?" The people said: We have come to renew our bond of companionship with you, or to fulfil your right. Sayyiduna Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I have a gift for you (a Prophetic hadith). We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey, and each one of us had his turn of a day to graze the camels. On the day that was my turn, I grazed the camels and brought them back to their resting place, then I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and saw that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) had formed a circle around him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was speaking." He said: "I left the camels to graze and turned towards him (peace and blessings be upon him). When I came near him (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) was saying: 'Whoever performs ablution and performs it well, then prays two rak'ahs seeking by them only the pleasure of Allah, Allah Almighty forgives him all (his sins) that came before those two rak'ahs.'" Sayyiduna Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I said (on hearing this): 'Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)!' Just then a man patted me on my shoulder. I turned and saw that it was Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: 'O Ibn Amir! What he (peace and blessings be upon him) said before this is even more virtuous.' I asked: 'What was it?' He said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had said: 'Whoever bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, with his heart confirming his tongue, will enter Paradise by whichever of its gates he wishes.'"
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه / 72
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده ضعيف . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: ضعيف: بهذا السياق» «أخرجه الرويانى في "مسنده" [1/ رقم 256]، والطبرانى في الدعاء [رقم 1460، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 67»