أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ الثَّقَفِيِّ أَنَّهُمْ غَزَوْا غَزْوَةَ السُّلَاسِلِ فَفَاتَهُمْ الْغَزْوُ فَرَابَطُوا ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَی مُعَاوِيَةَ وَعِنْدَهُ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ فَقَالَ عَاصِمٌ يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ فَاتَنَا الْغَزْوُ الْعَامَ وَقَدْ أُخْبِرْنَا أَنَّهُ مَنْ صَلَّی فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ ذَنْبُهُ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي أَدُلُّکَ عَلَی أَيْسَرَ مِنْ ذَلِکَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ کَمَا أُمِرَ وَصَلَّی کَمَا أُمِرَ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا قَدَّمَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ أَکَذَلِکَ يَا عُقْبَةُ قَالَ نَعَمْ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 146
It was narrated from ‘Asim bin Sufyan Ath-Thaqafi that they went out for the battle of As-Salasil, but they missed the fighting, so they kept watch, then they went back to Muawiyah, and Abu Ayyub and ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir were with him. ‘Asim said: “Abu Ayyub, we missed the general mobilization, but we have been told that whoever prays in the four Masjids will be forgiven his sins.” He said: “son of my brother! I will tell you of something easier than that. I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم say: ‘Whoever performs Wudu as commanded and prays as commanded, will be forgiven for his previous actions.’ Is it not so, ‘Uqbah?” He said: “Yes.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020