مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2904

It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Dinar: I heard Ibn 'Umar say: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "The likeness of this ummah - or he said: my ummah - and that of the Jews and Christians is the Likeness of a man who said: 'Who will work for me from morning until midday for one qiraat?' The jews said: 'We will,’ and they did that. Then he said: 'Who will work for me from midday until the time of Asr prayer for one qiraat?' The Christians said: 'We will,’ and they did that. And you Muslims are working from the time of Asr prayer until nightfall for two qiraat s. The jews and Christians got angry and said 'We did more work and we get less reward! He said: 'Have I wronged you at all with regard to your reward? They said: 'No-' He said: That is My bounty; I bestow it upon whomever I will."

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020