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مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند المكثرين من الصحابة
Musnad of the Prolific Narrators Among the Companions
مسنَد اَبِی هرَیرَةَ رَضِیَ اللَّه عَنه
Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
Musnad Ahmad 8353 — Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with)
حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ ، قَالَ : ثَنَا الْمُبَارَكُ ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم : " أَنَّ الْعَبْدَ الْمَمْلُوكَ لَيُحَاسَبُ بِصَلَاتِهِ ، فَإذا نَقَصَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا ، قِيلَ : لِمَ نَقَصْتَ مِنْهَا ؟ فَيَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ ، سَلَّطْتَ عَلَيَّ مَلِيكًا شَغَلَنِي عَنْ صَلَاتِي ، فَيَقُولُ : قَدْ رَأَيْتُكَ تَسْرِقُ مِنْ مَالِهِ لِنَفْسِكَ ، فَهَلَّا سَرَقْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ أَوْ عَمَلِهِ , قَالَ : فَيَتَّخِذُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْحُجَّةَ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the prayer of a slave is accounted for and there is some deficiency in it, he will be asked, "Why did you fall short in it?" He will say, "O Lord, You had placed a master over me who kept me from prayer." Allah will say, "I saw you stealing from his wealth for yourself, so could you not have stolen some of his time for your own prayer?" In this way, the argument will be completed against him.
