حَدَّثَنَا
ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو حَيَّانَ ، عَنْ
أَبِي زُرْعَةَ ، عَنْ
أَبِي هُرَيْرَة ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم : " يَا بِلَالُ ،
حَدِّثْنِي بِأَرْجَى عَمَلٍ عَمِلْتَهُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ عِنْدَكَ مَنْفَعَةً ، فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ خَشْفَ نَعْلَيْكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ " ، فَقَالَ بِلَالٌ : مَا عَمِلْتُ عَمَلًا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ أَرْجَى عِنْدِي مَنْفَعَةً ، إِلَّا أَنِّي لَمْ أَتَطَهَّرْ طُهُورًا تَامًّا فِي سَاعَةٍ مِنْ لَيْلٍ أَوْ نَهَارٍ ، إِلَّا صَلَّيْتُ بِذَلِكَ الطُّهُورِ ، مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لِي أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Hazrat Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), "Bilal, tell me about an act you have done in Islam for which you hope to receive the greatest reward? For I heard the sound of your footsteps ahead of me in Paradise last night." He replied, "O Messenger of Allah, I have not done any act in Islam for which I hope for a greater reward than this: whenever I performed ablution at any time of the day or night, I would offer as much prayer as was destined for me with that ablution."