[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered his companions to go on a military expedition. A man stayed behind and said to his family, "Shall I remain behind until I pray the Dhuhr prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then I will join him and bid him farewell, and he will make a supplication for me which will be a means of intercession for me on the Day of Judgment?" After the Prophet ﷺ had prayed, the man came and greeted him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Do you know how much your companions have surpassed you?" He replied, "Yes, they preceded me with their morning prayers." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, they have surpassed you as far as the east is from the west in virtue."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ أَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ بِالْغَزْوِ وَأَنَّ رَجُلًا تَخَلَّفَ وَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ أَتَخَلَّفُ حَتَّى أُصَلِّيَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَأُوَدِّعَهُ فَيَدْعُوَ لِي بِدَعْوَةٍ تَكُونُ شَافِعَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ الرَّجُلُ مُسَلِّمًا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَدْرِي بِكَمْ سَبَقَكَ أَصْحَابُكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَبَقُونِي بِغَدْوَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ سَبَقُوكَ بِأَبْعَدِ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَالْمَغْرِبَيْنِ فِي الْفَضِيلَةِ