Qays bin al-Harith said: Abu Abdullah al-Sunabihi told me that he came to Madinah during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him). He prayed the Maghrib prayer behind Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him). He (may Allah be pleased with him) recited in the first two rak'ahs Surah al-Fatihah and one short surah each, then he stood up for the third rak'ah. I drew near to him until my clothes almost touched his clothes. I heard him recite Surah al-Fatihah and this verse: "Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself. Indeed, You are the Bestower." [Surah Al Imran: 8]
Abu Sa'id added in his narration that Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sufyan bin Uyaynah said that when Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) heard this narration, he said: "Before hearing it, this was not my practice; now that I have heard it, I will act upon it."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2479
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح۔ اخرجه مالك وعنه الشافعي في الام 7/ 207۔ 228»