[Machine] There was an imam who led us in prayer, his name was Abu Rimthah. During our Asr prayer, there was a man with us who had witnessed the first Takbeer (the saying of "Allahu Akbar" to initiate the prayer). After Abu Rimthah finished leading the prayer and left, the man stood up to intercede. Abu Rimthah noticed and said, "I prayed this prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and Abu Bakr and Umar were standing in the front row to his right." The man had also witnessed the first Takbeer and had prayed behind the Prophet ﷺ , then he gave the salutations from the right and left sides until we could see his cheeks turn red, then he straightened himself and faced the people. The man who had witnessed the first Takbeer of the prayer stood up to intercede, and Umar leapt towards him, grabbing him by the shoulders and shaking him, then he said, "Sit down, for the people of the book will not be destroyed except for neglecting their prayer." The Prophet ﷺ raised his gaze towards him and said, "May Allah guide you, O son of Al-Khattab."
صَلَّى بِنَا إِمَامٌ لَنَا يُكَنَّى أَبَا رِمْثَةَ فِي مُصَلَّانَا الْعَصْرَ وَمَعَنَا رَجُلٌ قَدْ شَهِدَ التَّكْبِيرَةَ الْأُولَى مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ أَبُو رِمْثَةَ قَامَ الرَّجُلُ يَشْفَعُ فَنَظَرَ أَبُو رِمْثَةَ فَقَالَ صَلَّيْتُ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ يَقُومَانِ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ قَدْ شَهِدَ التَّكْبِيرَةَ الْأُولَى مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ وَصَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ عَنْ يَمِينٍ وَيَسَارٍ حَتَّى رَأَيْنَا وَضَحَ خَدَّيْهِ ثُمَّ انْفَتَلَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقَوْمَ فَقَامَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَدْرَكَ مَعَهُ التَّكْبِيرَةَ الْأُولَى مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ لَيَشْفَعَ فَوَثَبَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ فَأَخَذَ بِمَنْكِبَيْهِ فَهَزَّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ اجْلِسْ فَإِنَّهُ لَنْ يُهْلِكَ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِصَلَاتِهِمْ فَصْلٌ فَرَفَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بَصَرَهُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَصَابَ اللهُ بِكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ