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[8] Appendix: The Hadith of Abu Zaar -as حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْأَسْوَارِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يُوسُفَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْقَيْسِ السِّجْزِيُّ الْمُذَكِّرُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَمْرُو بْنُ حَفْصٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسَدٍ بِبَغْدَادَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبُو عَلِيٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جريح [جُرَيْجٍ] عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ اللَّيْثِيِّ It is narrated to us by Abu Al Hassan Ali Bin Abdullah Bin Ahmad Al Aswary who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abu Yusuf Ahmad Bin Al Qays Al Sijzy who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abu Al Hassan Amro Bin Hafs who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abu Muhammad Ubeydullah Bin Muhammad Bin Asad at Baghdad who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Al Husayn Bin Ibrahim Abu Ali who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Yahya Bin Saeed Al Basry who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Ibn Jareeh, from Ata’a, from Ubeydullah Bin Umeyr Al Laysi, عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ هُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ جَالِساً وَحْدَهُ فَاغْتَنَمْتُ خَلْوَتَهُ فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّ لِلْمَسْجِدِ تَحِيَّةً From Abu Zarr -ra , may Allah -azwj have Mercy upon him -ra , said: ‘I -ra entered to see Rasool-Allah ‑saww and he -saww was seated in the Masjid alone.
I -ra was saddened at his -as being alone. He -saww said to me -ra : ‘O Abu Zarr -ra ! There is a salutation for the Masjid!’ قُلْتُ وَ مَا تَحِيَّتُهُ I -ra said, ‘And what salutation?’ قَالَ رَكْعَتَانِ تَرْكَعُهُمَا He -saww said: ‘Two Cycles Salat you -ra pray!’ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتُّ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ أَمَرْتَنِي بِالصَّلَاةِ فَمَا الصَّلَاةُ The I -ra turned to him -saww . I -ra said, ‘O Rasool-Allah -saww !
You -saww have instructed me -ra with Salat, so what is the Salat?’ قَالَ خَيْرُ مَوْضُوعٍ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَقَلَّ وَ مَنْ شَاءَ أَكْثَرَ He -saww said: ‘Best subject! One who desires can do less, and one who desires can do more’.
قَالَ قُلْتُ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ He -ra said, ‘I -ra said, ‘Which of the deeds is more beloved to Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic?’ قَالَ إِيمَانٌ بِاللَّهِ وَ جِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ He -saww said: ‘Eman with Allah -azwj and Jihad in His -azwj Way’.
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