حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ شَيْخٌ مِنْ آلِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: رَأَى سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ يُكَبِّرُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ، أَيُعَذِّبُنِي اللَّهُ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ ؟، قَالَ: "لَا، وَلَكِنْ يُعَذِّبُكَ اللَّهُ بِخِلَافِ السُّنَّةِ".
A man from the family of Umar, Abu Rabah, said: Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) saw a man performing two rak'ahs of prayer excessively after 'Asr. He asked him: O Abu Muhammad! (the kunyah of Sa'id bin al-Musayyib) Will Allah punish me for praying? He replied: No (not for praying), but Allah will certainly punish you for opposing the Sunnah.