Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 1396

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، - أَظُنُّهُ - عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ الثَّقَفِيِّ، أَنَّهُمْ غَزَوْا غَزْوَةَ السَّلاَسِلِ فَفَاتَهُمُ الْغَزْوُ فَرَابَطُوا ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ وَعِنْدَهُ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ فَقَالَ عَاصِمٌ يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ فَاتَنَا الْغَزْوُ الْعَامَ وَقَدْ أُخْبِرْنَا أَنَّهُ مَنْ صَلَّى فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ الأَرْبَعَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ ذَنْبُهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَيْسَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ كَمَا أُمِرَ وَصَلَّى كَمَا أُمِرَ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا قَدَّمَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ أَكَذَلِكَ يَا عُقْبَةُ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn Rumh narrated to us; al-Layth ibn Sa‘d informed us, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Sufyan ibn Abdullah—I think he said—from Asim ibn Sufyan al-Thaqafi, that they went on the expedition of al-Salasil, but missed the campaign, so they remained stationed on the frontier. Then they returned to Mu‘awiyah, with Abu Ayyub and ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir present. Asim said, ‘Abu Ayyub, we missed the campaign this year, and we have been told that whoever prays in the four mosques will have his sin forgiven.’ He replied, ‘Nephew, shall I point you to something easier than that? I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “Whoever performs ablution as he was commanded and prays as he was commanded will be forgiven for what he has done.”’ He then asked, ‘Is that so, ‘Uqbah?’ He said, ‘Yes.’