Mu'adh used to pray with the Prophet (ﷺ) and then return to lead us in prayer — (he said on one occasion: and then return to pray with his people) — and the Prophet (ﷺ) delayed the prayer one night — (and he said on one occasion: the night prayer). So Mu'adh prayed with the Prophet (ﷺ), then came and led his people in prayer, and recited Al-Baqarah. A man from the people withdrew and prayed, so it was said: 'Have you become a hypocrite, O so-and-so?' He said: 'I have not become a hypocrite.' He came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, Mu'adh prays with you, then returns and leads us in prayer. We are people who work with water-camels and work with our hands, and he came and led us in prayer, and he recited Surah Al-Baqarah.' He (the Prophet) said: 'O Mu'adh, are you a putter-to-trial? Are you a putter-to-trial? Recite such-and-such, recite such-and-such.' Abu Al-Zubair said: 'Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High' (87) and 'By the night as it conceals' (92).' We mentioned that to 'Amr, and he said: 'I think he mentioned it.'
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، سَمِعَهُ مِنْ، جَابِرٍ قَالَ كَانَ مُعَاذٌيُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيَؤُمُّنَا - قَالَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيُصَلِّي بِقَوْمِهِ - فَأَخَّرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْلَةً الصَّلاَةَ - وَقَالَ مَرَّةً الْعِشَاءَ - فَصَلَّى مُعَاذٌ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ جَاءَ يَؤُمُّ قَوْمَهُ فَقَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ فَاعْتَزَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَصَلَّى فَقِيلَ نَافَقْتَ يَا فُلاَنُ . فَقَالَ مَا نَافَقْتُ . فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ إِنَّ مُعَاذًا يُصَلِّي مَعَكَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيَؤُمُّنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَا نَحْنُ أَصْحَابُ نَوَاضِحَ وَنَعْمَلُ بِأَيْدِينَا وَإِنَّهُ جَاءَ يَؤُمُّنَا فَقَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ . فَقَالَ " يَا مُعَاذُ أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ اقْرَأْ بِكَذَا اقْرَأْ بِكَذَا " . قَالَ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ بِـ { سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى } { وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى }فَذَكَرْنَا لِعَمْرٍو فَقَالَ أُرَاهُ قَدْ ذَكَرَهُ
Translation
Jabir said