أَخْبَرَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَسَوَّارُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَوَّارٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَی عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بَکْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَعَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّهُمَا صَلَّيَا خَلْفَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَلَمَّا رَکَعَ کَبَّرَ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَکَ الْحَمْدُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَکَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَکَبَّرَ ثُمَّ کَبَّرَ حِينَ قَامَ مِنْ الرَّکْعَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَقْرَبُکُمْ شَبَهًا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا زَالَتْ هَذِهِ صَلَاتُهُ حَتَّی فَارَقَ الدُّنْيَا وَاللَّفْظُ لِسَوَّارٍ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1161
It was narrated from Abu Bakr bin ‘Abdur-Rahman and from Abu Salamah bin ‘Abdur-Rahman that they prayed behind Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, and when he bowed he said the Takbir, when he raised his head he said: “Sami’ Allahu liman Hamidah Rabbanawa lakal-hamd, Then he prostrated and said the Takbir, then he raised his head and said the Takbir, then he said the Takbir when he stood up following that Rak’ah. Then he said: ‘By the One in Whose hand is my soul, I am the one among you whose prayer most closely resembles that of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلمAnd this is how he continued to pray until he left this world.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020