[Machine] I passed by Abu Dharr wearing a cloak while I was on Hajj, so I entered his house and found him praying while he minimized his standing as much as he recited "Indeed, We have granted you al-Kawthar" [Surah al-Kawthar, 108:1] and "When the victory of Allah has come" [Surah al-Nasr, 110:1], and he prolonged his bowing and prostration. When he finished the prayer, I said to him, "O Abu Dharr, I saw you minimizing your standing and prolonging your bowing and prostration." He replied, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'No slave prostrates to Allah, or performs a bowing to Allah, except that Allah removes a sin from him and elevates him in a rank by it.'"  

مَرَرْتُ بِأَبِي ذَرٍّ بِالرَّبَذَةِ وَأَنَا حَاجٌّ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ مَنْزِلَهُ فَوَجَدْتُهُ يُصَلِّي يُخَفِّفُ الْقِيَامَ قَدْرَ مَا يَقْرَأُ {إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ} [الكوثر 1] وَ {إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللهِ} [النصر 1] وَيُكْثِرُ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ رَأَيْتُكَ تُخَفِّفُ الْقِيَامَ وَتُكْثِرُ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ قَالَ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَسْجُدُ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً أَوْ يَرْكَعُ لِلَّهِ رَكْعَةً إِلَّا حَطَّ اللهُ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً وَرَفَعَهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً