Hadith 9803

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ سَجَدَ فِي إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ ، فَقُلْتُ : سَجَدْتَ فِي سُورَةٍ مَا يُسْجَدُ فِيهَا ، قَالَ : " إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْجُدُ فِيهَا " .
Abu Salamah says that once he saw Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) recite Surah Inshiqaq, and when he reached the verse of prostration, he performed the prostration of recitation. I said to him, "I have not seen you perform prostration in this Surah before?" He replied, "If I had not seen the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) perform prostration in it, I would not have performed it either."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 9803
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: حديث صحيح، وهذا إسناد حسن، خ: 768، م: 578