حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيَّانِ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ ثَابِتِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَکْحُولٍ عَنْ کَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ أَنَّ أَبَا فَاطِمَةَ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ أَسْتَقِيمُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَعْمَلُهُ قَالَ عَلَيْکَ بِالسُّجُودِ فَإِنَّکَ لَا تَسْجُدُ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً إِلَّا رَفَعَکَ اللَّهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ بِهَا عَنْکَ خَطِيئَةً
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1422
It was narrated from Kathir bin Murrah that Abu Fatimah told him: " said: '0 Messenger of Allah! Tell me of a deed that I can adhere to and act upon.' He said: "You should prostrate, for you will not prostrate to Allah but He will raise you in status one degree thereby and erase from you one sin." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020