أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَی عَنْ عَطَائِ بْنِ مِينَائَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَوَکِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَی عَنْ عَطَائِ بْنِ مِينَائَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ سَجَدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي إِذَا السَّمَائُ انْشَقَّتْ وَاقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 972
It was narrated that Abu Rafi’ said: “I prayed ‘Is prayer — meaning Al-’Atarnah behind Abu Hurairah and he recited: ‘When the heaven is split asunder’ and prostrated during it. When he had finished praying, I said: ‘Abu Hurairah, (this is) a prostration that we are not used to.’ He said: ‘Abu Al-Qasim did this prostration and I was (praying) behind him, and I will continue to do this prostration until I meet Abu Al-Qasim.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020