[Machine] I entered the mosque of Damascus and saw a man who was frequently performing bowing and prostration. I said to myself, "I will not leave until I see whether he moves to the next two cycles of prayer or continues with another one." When he finished, I said, "O Abdullah, did you move to the next two cycles of prayer or continue with another one?" He replied, "Truly, I do not know. But indeed, Allah knows." Then he said, "I have heard my beloved friend, Abu Al-Qasim ﷺ , say, 'Whenever a servant prostrates to Allah, Allah elevates him by a degree and removes a sin from him.'" I asked, "Who are you, may Allah have mercy on you?" He said, "I am Abu Dhar." At that moment, I lost consciousness.  

دَخَلْتُ مَسْجِدَ دِمَشْقَ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يُكْثِرُ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ قُلْتُ لَا أَخْرُجُ حَتَّى أَنْظُرَ أَيَدْرِي هَذَا عَلَى شَفْعٍ يَنْصَرِفُ أَمْ عَلَى وِتْرٍ؟ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قُلْتُ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ أَعَلَى شَفْعٍ تَدْرِي انْصَرَفْتَ أَمْ عَلَى وِتْرٍ؟ فَقَالَ إِنْ أَكُ لَا أَدْرِي فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَدْرِي ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ خَلِيلِي أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَسْجُدُ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً إِلَّا رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً» قُلْتُ مَنْ أَنْتَ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ؟ قَالَ أَنَا أَبُو ذَرٍّ قَالَ فَتَقَاصَرَتْ إِلَيَّ نَفْسِي  

[Machine] "I swear by Allah, I will not leave until I see whether he prefers to depart on an even rakah or an odd rakah." So when the man departed, he said to him, "O Abdullah, do you know whether you left on an even rakah or an odd rakah?" He replied, "No, I do not know, for Allah knows. Indeed, I heard my beloved, Abu Al-Qasim, peace and blessings be upon him, say, and he wept and then said, "Indeed, I heard my beloved, Abu Al-Qasim (PBUH), say, 'There is no servant who prostrates to Allah in a prostration except that Allah elevates him by it a level and removes from him a sin.' So Al-Ahnaf ibn Qais said, 'Who are you, may Allah have mercy on you?' He said, 'Abu Dhar.' So I restrained myself from what had happened to me in relation to him."  

وَاللهِ لَا أَبْرَحُ حَتَّى أَنْظُرَ عَلَى شَفْعٍ يَنْصَرِفُ أَمْ عَلَى وِتْرٍ قَالَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ لَهُ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ هَلْ تَدْرِي عَلَى شَفْعٍ انْصَرَفْتَ أَمَ عَلَى وِتْرٍ؟ قَالَ أَلَّا أَكُونَ أَدْرِي فَإِنَّ اللهَ يَدْرِي إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ خَلِيلِي أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَامُهُ يَقُولُ ثُمَّ بَكَى ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ خَلِيلِي أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَسْجُدُ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً إِلَّا رَفَعَهُ اللهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً قَالَ فَقَالَ الْأَحْنَفُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ مَنْ أَنْتَ يَرْحَمُكَ اللهُ؟ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَتَقَاصَرَتْ إِلَيَّ نَفْسِي مِمَّا وَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي عَلَيْهِ