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tabarani:17621 – al-Miqdām b. Dāwud > Asad b. Mūsá > Ibn Lahīʿah > Zabbān b. Fāyid > Sahl b. Muʿādh b. Anas from his father

[Machine] Narrated from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he commanded his companions to go on a military expedition. He saw a man lagging behind and said to him, "Pray with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for Dhuhr, then join him and bid him farewell, and he will make a prayer for you that will be ahead of others on the Day of Judgment." After the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished praying, the man came forward and greeted him as a Muslim. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Do you know how many steps ahead your companions have gone before you?" He replied, "Yes, they have surpassed me not only by the distance between the east and the west but also in virtue."  

الطبراني:١٧٦٢١ – حَدَّثَنَا الْمِقْدَامُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ ثنا أَسَدُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ زَبَّانَ بْنِ فَايِدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ أَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ بِالْغَزْوِ فَرَأَى رَجُلًا تَخَلَّفَ قَالَ حَتَّى أَصَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَأُوَدِّعَهُ فَيَدْعُوَ لِي بِدَعْوَةٍ تَكُونُ سَابِقَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ الرَّجُلُ مُسَلِّمًا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَدْرِي بِكَمْ سَبَقَكَ أَصْحَابُكَ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ سُبِقَونِي بِغُدْوَتِهِمُ الْبَارِحَةَ وَالْيَوْمِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ سَبَقَوكَ بِأَبْعَدَ مِمَّا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَالْمَغْرِبَيْنِ فِي الْفَضِيلَةِ»  

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ahmad:15622 – Ḥasan > Ibn Lahīʿah > Zabbān > Sahl from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered his companions to go on a military expedition. A man stayed behind and said to his family, "Shall I remain behind until I pray the Dhuhr prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then I will join him and bid him farewell, and he will make a supplication for me which will be a means of intercession for me on the Day of Judgment?" After the Prophet ﷺ had prayed, the man came and greeted him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Do you know how much your companions have surpassed you?" He replied, "Yes, they preceded me with their morning prayers." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, they have surpassed you as far as the east is from the west in virtue."  

أحمد:١٥٦٢٢ – حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا زَبَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ أَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ بِالْغَزْوِ وَأَنَّ رَجُلًا تَخَلَّفَ وَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ أَتَخَلَّفُ حَتَّى أُصَلِّيَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَأُوَدِّعَهُ فَيَدْعُوَ لِي بِدَعْوَةٍ تَكُونُ شَافِعَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ الرَّجُلُ مُسَلِّمًا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَدْرِي بِكَمْ سَبَقَكَ أَصْحَابُكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَبَقُونِي بِغَدْوَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ سَبَقُوكَ بِأَبْعَدِ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَالْمَغْرِبَيْنِ فِي الْفَضِيلَةِ