[Machine] Abu Ayyub Khalid ibn Zaid Al-Ansari, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , came to us from Egypt as a warrior. Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan assigned Uqbah ibn Amir ibn Abi Abs Al-Juhani as our commander. Uqbah ibn Amir was held captive in Maghrib (Western lands). When he finished praying, Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari approached him and said, "O Uqbah, is this how you saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray Maghrib? Did you not hear him say, 'My nation will always remain in a state of goodness, as long as they do not delay Maghrib prayer until the stars clash'?" Uqbah replied, "Yes, indeed." Abu Ayyub asked, "Then what made you do what you did?" Uqbah answered, "I was preoccupied." Abu Ayyub said, "By Allah, the only reason I can think of is that people would think you had witnessed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform such an act."  

قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ خَالِدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِصْرَ غَازِيًا وَكَانَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْسٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ أَمَّرَهُ عَلَيْنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ قَالَ فَحَبَسَ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ بِالْمَغْرِبِ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا عُقْبَةُ أَهَكَذَا رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ أَمَا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي بِخَيْرٍ أَوْعَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ مَا لَمْ يُؤَخِّرُوا الْمَغْرِبَ حَتَّى تَشْتَبِكَ النُّجُومُ ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ بَلَى قَالَ فَمَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ شُغِلْتُ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ أَمَا وَاللهِ مَا بِي إِلَّا أَنْ يَظُنَّ النَّاسُ أَنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَصْنَعُ هَذَا