حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ بَکْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ تَخَلَّفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَی الْقَوْمِ وَقَدْ صَلَّی بِهِمْ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ رَکْعَةً فَلَمَّا أَحَسَّ بِالنَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَهَبَ يَتَأَخَّرُ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُتِمَّ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ وَقَدْ أَحْسَنْتَ کَذَلِکَ فَافْعَلْ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1236
Hamzah bin Mughirah bin Shu’bah narrated that his father said: "The Messenger of Allah SAW lagged behind (on a journey) and we reached the people when 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Awf had already led them in one Rak'ah of the prayer. When he realized that the Prophet SAW was there, he wanted to step back, but the Prophet SAW gestured to him that he should complete the prayer. He said: 'You have done well; do the same in the future.''' (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020