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ahmad:20457 – ʿAffān > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Ziyād al-Aʿlam > al-Ḥasan > Abū Bakarah

[Machine] He (the Prophet) came while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in ruku' (bowing in prayer), so he (the Prophet) performed ruku' outside of the row (of worshippers), and then he walked towards the row (of worshippers). The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Who is this that performed ruku' and then walked towards the row?" Abu Bakrah replied, "It was me." The Prophet ﷺ said, "May Allah increase your eagerness, but do not do it again."  

أحمد:٢٠٤٥٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادٌ الْأَعْلَمُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ

أَنَّهُ جَاءَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَاكِعٌ فَرَكَعَ دُونَ الصَّفِّ ثُمَّ مَشَى إِلَى الصَّفِّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي رَكَعَ ثُمَّ مَشَى إِلَى الصَّفِّ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكَرَةَ أَنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ زَادَكَ اللهُ حِرْصًا وَلَا تَعُدْ  

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abudawud:684 – Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Ḥammād > Ziyād al-Aʿlam > al-Ḥasan

Abu Bakrah came when the apostle of Allah ﷺ was bowing. So he bowed without the row (before joining it). He then went to the row. When the prophet ﷺ finished his prayer, he said: which of your bowed without the row, and then went to the row? Abu Bakrah said; it was i. the prophet ﷺ said: May Allah increase your eagerness ! but do not do it again.  

أبو داود:٦٨٤ – حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادٌ الأَعْلَمُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرَةَ جَاءَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ رَاكِعٌ فَرَكَعَ دُونَ الصَّفِّ ثُمَّ مَشَى إِلَى الصَّفِّ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ صَلاَتَهُ قَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الَّذِي رَكَعَ دُونَ الصَّفِّ ثُمَّ مَشَى إِلَى الصَّفِّ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرَةَ أَنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ زَادَكَ اللَّهُ حِرْصًا وَلاَ تَعُدْ  

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ زِيَادٌ الأَعْلَمُ زِيَادُ بْنُ فُلاَنِ بْنِ قُرَّةَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ خَالَةِ يُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ
bayhaqi:5215 – [Chain 1] Abū ʿAlī al-Rūdhbārī > Abū Bakr b. Dāsah > Abū Dāwud > Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Ḥammād > Ziyād al-Aʿlam [Chain 2] Abū al-Ḥasan al-Muqriʾ > al-Ḥasan b. Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > Yūsuf b. Yaʿqūb al-Qāḍī > Sulaymān b. Ḥarb > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Ziyād al-Aʿlam > al-Ḥasan > Abū Bakarah ؓ

Abu Bakrah came when the apostle of Allah ﷺ was bowing. So he bowed without the row (before joining it). He then went to the row. When the prophet ﷺ finished his prayer, he said: which of your bowed without the row, and then went to the row? Abu Bakrah said; it was i. the prophet ﷺ said: May Allah increase your eagerness ! but do not do it again. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 684)   

البيهقي:٥٢١٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ثنا حَمَّادٌ أنبأ زِيَادٌ الْأَعْلَمُ ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَاضِي ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ زِيَادٍ الْأَعْلَمِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ ؓ

أَنَّهُ جَاءَ وَالنَّاسُ رُكُوعٌ فَرَكَعَ دُونَ الصَّفِّ ثُمَّ مَشَى إِلَى الصَّفِّ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الَّذِي رَكَعَ دُونَ الصَّفِّ ثُمَّ مَشَى إِلَى الصَّفِّ؟ قَالَ أَبُو بَكَرَةَ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ زَادَكَ اللهُ حِرْصًا وَلَا تَعُدْ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْمُقْرِئِ وَفِي حَدِيثِ الرُّوذْبَارِيِّ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكَرَةَ جَاءَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَاكِعٌ وَالْبَاقِي مِثْلُهُ