Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا سَلِيمُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَالِبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ يَقُولُ إِذَا وَضَعْتَ الطَّهُورَ مَوَاضِعَهُ قَعَدْتَ مَغْفُورًا لَكَ فَإِنْ قَامَ يُصَلِّي كَانَتْ لَهُ فَضِيلَةً وَأَجْرًا وَإِنْ قَعَدَ قَعَدَ مَغْفُورًا لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَامَ فَصَلَّى تَكُونُ لَهُ نَافِلَةً قَالَ لَا إِنَّمَا النَّافِلَةُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَيْفَ تَكُونُ لَهُ نَافِلَةً وَهُوَ يَسْعَى فِي الذُّنُوبِ وَالْخَطَايَا تَكُونُ لَهُ فَضِيلَةً وَأَجْرًا.
English Translation
Yazid ibn Harun told us, Salim ibn Hayyan informed us, Abu Ghalib told us, he said: I heard Abu Umamah say: "When you place the purification-water in its places [finish your ablution], you sit forgiven; then if he rises to pray it is for him a merit and a reward, and if he sits, he sits forgiven." A man said to him, "O Abu Umamah, what do you think -- if he rises and prays, is it a supererogatory act for him?" He said: "No; the supererogatory prayer is only for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him -- how could it be supererogatory for him when he is engaged in sins and wrongs? It is a merit and a reward for him."