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ahmad:20435ʿAbd al-Ṣamad > Bashhār al-Khayyāṭ > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Abū Bakarah

[Machine] Abu Bakrah came and found the Prophet ﷺ in the state of ruku (bowing) in prayer. He heard the sound of Abu Bakrah's sandals as he approached, intending to catch up with the rakah (unit of prayer). When the Prophet ﷺ finished the prayer and stood up, he asked, "Who was striving?" Abu Bakrah replied, "It was me." The Prophet ﷺ said, "May Allah increase your eagerness, and do not repeat it."  

أحمد:٢٠٤٣٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا بَشَّارٌ الْخَيَّاطُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ بْنَ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرَةَ جَاءَ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَاكِعٌ فَسَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ صَوْتَ نَعْلِ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ وَهُوَ يَحْضُرُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُدْرِكَ الرَّكْعَةَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ السَّاعِي؟ قَالَ أَبُو بَكَرَةَ أَنَا قَالَ زَادَكَ اللهُ حِرْصًا وَلَا تَعُدْ