حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ،
وَحَجَّاجٌ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا
شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ
أَبِي عِمْرَانَ ، عَنْ
عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ ، عَنْ
أَبِي ذَرٍّ ، قَالَ : أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِثَلَاثَةٍ
" اسْمَعْ وَأَطِعْ وَلَوْ لِعَبْدٍ مُجَدَّعِ الْأَطْرَافِ ، وَإِذَا صَنَعْتَ مَرَقَةً فَأَكْثِرْ مَاءَهَا ، ثُمَّ انْظُرْ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ مِنْ جِيرَانِكَ فَأَصِبْهُمْ مِنْهُ بِمَعْرُوفٍ ، وَصَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا ، إِذَا وَجَدْتَ الْإِمَامَ قَدْ صَلَّى فَقَدْ أَحْرَزْتَ صَلَاتَكَ ، وَإِلَّا فَهِيَ نَافِلَةٌ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that my beloved friend (peace and blessings be upon him) advised me regarding three things: (1) Listen and obey, even if a slave with severed limbs is appointed as your ruler; (2) When you prepare broth, increase its water, then look to your neighbors and deliver some of it to them in a good manner; (3) And perform the prayer at its appointed time, and when you see the imam has finished the prayer, then you have also completed your prayer, otherwise it will be considered a voluntary prayer.