Hadith 18879

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّ عَمَّارًا صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ : يَا أَبَا الْيَقْظَانِ ، لَا أَرَاكَ إِلَّا قَدْ خَفَّفْتَهُمَا ، قَالَ : هَلْ نَقَصْتُ مِنْ حُدُودِهَا شَيْئًا ؟ ! قَالَ : لَا ، وَلَكِنْ خَفَّفْتَهُمَا ، قَالَ : إِنِّي بَادَرْتُ بِهِمَا السَّهْوَ ، إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُصَلِّي ، وَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ لَهُ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ إِلَاَّ عُشْرُهَا ، وَتُسْعُهَا ، أَوْ ثُمُنُهَا ، أَوْ سُبُعُهَا " حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى آخِرِ الْعَدَدِ .
Abu Bakr bin Abdur Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Hazrat Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) entered the mosque and performed two light but complete rak'ahs, after which he sat down. Abu Bakr bin Abdur Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) said to him, "O Abu al-Yaqzan! You performed these two rak'ahs very lightly?" He replied, "Did I fall short in any of its limits?" He said, "No, but you performed them very briefly." He replied, "I hastened in these rak'ahs due to fear of forgetfulness, because I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that a man performs prayer, but only a tenth, a ninth, an eighth, or a seventh part of it is recorded for him, until he reached the last number."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / تتمہ مُسْنَدِ الْكُوفِيِّينَ / 18879
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