حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَکِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَصَابَ مِنْ امْرَأَةٍ يَعْنِي مَا دُونَ الْفَاحِشَةِ فَلَا أَدْرِي مَا بَلَغَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ دُونَ الزِّنَا فَأَتَی النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَکَرَ ذَلِکَ لَهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ أَقِمْ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيْ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنْ اللَّيْلِ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ ذَلِکَ ذِکْرَی لِلذَّاکِرِينَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلِي هَذِهِ قَالَ لِمَنْ أَخَذَ بِهَا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1398
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud that a man did something with a woman that was less than adultery; I do not , know how far it went, but it was less than adultery. He went to the Prophet and told him about that. Then Allah revealed these words: "And perform the prayer, at the two ends of the day and in some hours ofthe night. Verily, good deeds remove the evil deeds. That is a reminder for the mindful.He said: "0 Messenger of Allah, is this only for me?" He said: "It is for everyone who acts upon it. " (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020