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[Machine] The prayer was established, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out with me. He took a few steps and said, "I only did this to increase the number of my footsteps in seeking prayer."  

الطبراني:٤٧٩٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَا ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ نِبْرَاسٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ

أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ فَقَارَبَ بَيْنَ الْخُطَى وَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا فَعَلْتُ هَذَا لِيَكْثُرَ عَدَدُ خُطَاي فِي طَلَبِ الصَّلَاةِ»  

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السيوطي:٣٣٩-٥٣b –

"أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ فَقَارَبَ بَيْنَ الْخُطَا، وَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا جَعَلْتُ هَذَا لِيَكْثُرَ عَدَدُ خُطَاىَ فِى طَلَبِ الصَّلَاةِ".  

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن زيد بن ثابت