I visited Abu Darda in his illness, at the time of his death. He asked me, 'O nephew, what brought you to this city? What is the reason?' I said, 'I came here for no reason, except to maintain the connection between you and my father, Abdullah b. Salam.' Abu Darda said, 'This is a terrible moment of falsehood! I heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , saying, "Whoever performs ablution and performs it well, then stands and prays two or four rak'ahs and doubts [whether they are two or four], it is easy for him to remember [Allah] and show humility [in the prayer]. Then he seeks forgiveness from Allah and Allah forgives him.  

أَتَيْتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا ابْنَ أَخِي مَا أَعْمَدَكَ فِي هَذَا الْبَلَدِ أَوْ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا إِلَّا صِلَةُ مَا كَانَ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ وَالِدِي عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ بِئْسَ سَاعَةُ الْكَذِبِ هَذِهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ وُضُوءَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَوْ أَرْبَعًا شَكَّ سَهْلٌ يُحْسِنُ فِيهِمَا الذِّكْرَ وَالْخُشُوعَ ثُمَّ اسْتَغْفَرَ اللهَ ﷻ غَفَرَ لَهُ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ السَّمَّانُ