حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ غَيْلاَنَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، قَالَصَلَّيْتُ أَنَا وَعِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ، خَلْفَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ - رضى الله عنه - فَكَانَ إِذَا سَجَدَ كَبَّرَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ كَبَّرَ وَإِذَا نَهَضَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ كَبَّرَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفْنَا أَخَذَ عِمْرَانُ بِيَدِي وَقَالَ لَقَدْ صَلَّى هَذَا قِبَلَ أَوْ قَالَ لَقَدْ صَلَّى بِنَا هَذَا قِبَلَ صَلاَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏

Mutarrif said

Mutarrif said: I and ‘Imran b. Husain offered prayer behind ‘Ali b. Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him). When he prostrated, he uttered the takbir, when he bowed, he uttered the takbir, and when he stood up from the two rak‘ahs, he uttered the takbir. When we finished our prayer, ‘Imran took me by the hand and said: He has prayed this way—or he said: He has led us in prayer—like the prayer of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.