أَخْبَرَنَا
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الأَزْدِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا
إِِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ
لأَبِي أُسَامَةَ : أَحَدَّثَكُمْ
أَبُو حَيَّانَ ، عَنْ
أَبِي زُرْعَةَ ، عَنْ
أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِبِلالٍ عِنْدَ صَلاةِ الْفَجْرِ : " يَا بِلالُ ، حَدِّثْنِي بِأَرْجَى عَمِلٍ عَمِلْتَهُ عِنْدَكَ فِي الإِِسْلامِ ، فَإِِنِّي سَمِعْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ خَشْفَةَ نَعْلَيْكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَقَالَ : مَا عَمَلٌ عَمِلْتُهُ أَرْجَى عِنْدِي أَنِّي لَمْ أَتَطَهَّرْ طَهُورًا تَامًَّا فِي سَاعَةٍ مِنْ لَيْلٍ أَوْ نَهَارٍ ، إِِلا صَلَّيْتُ لِرَبِّي مَا قُدِّرَ لِي أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ " ، فَأَقَرَّ بِهِ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، وَقَالَ : نَعَمْ .
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) at the time of the Fajr prayer: O Bilal, tell me about the deed you have done after embracing Islam for which you have the greatest hope (of reward), because I heard the sound of your footsteps ahead of me in Paradise last night. Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: I have not done any deed for which I have greater hope, except that whenever I perform ablution, I do so thoroughly, whether it is any part of the night or day, and then after that, as much as is destined for me, I offer voluntary prayers. The narrator named Abu Usamah, confirming this narration, said: Yes.