Hadith 15622

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا زَبَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلٌ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَنَّهُ أَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ بِالْغَزْوِ ، وَأَنَّ رَجُلًا تَخَلَّفَ , وَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ : أَتَخَلَّفُ حَتَّى أُصَلِّيَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الظُّهْرَ ، ثُمَّ أُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ ، وَأُوَدِّعَهُ ، فَيَدْعُوَ لِي بِدَعْوَةٍ تَكُونُ شَافِعَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ , فَلَمَّا صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , أَقْبَلَ الرَّجُلُ مُسَلِّمًا عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَتَدْرِي بِكَمْ سَبَقَكَ أَصْحَابُكَ ؟ " قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، سَبَقُونِي بِغَدْوَتِهِمْ , فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ , لَقَدْ سَبَقُوكَ بِأَبْعَدِ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَالْمَغْرِبَيْنِ فِي الْفَضِيلَةِ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent some of his companions for jihad: one of them stayed behind and said to his family that he would perform the Zuhr prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), bid him farewell with salam, so that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray for him, which would become intercession for him on the Day of Judgment. So, after the Zuhr prayer, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished, that person went ahead and greeted him with salam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Do you know how far ahead your companions have gone from you? He replied: Yes, they left in the morning. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By the One in Whose hand is my soul, they have surpassed you in virtue so much that the distance between them and you has become like that between the east and the west.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكيين / 15622
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده ضعيف مسلسل بالضعفاء