Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَوَجَّهَ نَحْوَ صَدَقَتِهِ فَدَخَلَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَخَرَّ سَاجِدًا فَأَطَالَ السُّجُودَ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ قَبَضَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهَا فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَجَلَسْتُ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا قُلْتُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سَجَدْتَ سَجْدَةً خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ قَبَضَ نَفْسَكَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام أَتَانِي فَبَشَّرَنِي فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيْكَ صَلَّيْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَمَنْ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَسَجَدْتُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ شُكْرًا.
English Translation
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) went out and headed toward his charitable endowment. He entered, faced the qiblah, and fell into prostration, prolonging it until I thought Allah the Almighty had taken his soul in it. I drew near and sat down. He raised his head and said: 'Who is this?' I said: 'Abd al-Rahman.' He said: 'What is the matter?' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, you prostrated a prostration that made me fear Allah had taken your soul.' He said: 'Jibril (Gabriel, peace be upon him) came to me and gave me glad tidings, saying: Allah the Almighty says: Whoever sends blessings upon you, I send blessings upon him. And whoever sends salutations upon you, I send salutations upon him. So I prostrated to Allah the Almighty in gratitude.'