Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ وَأَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْمُزَكِّي وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالُوا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ أنبأ أَبِي وَشُعَيْبُ بْنُ اللَّيْثِ قَالَا أنبأ اللَّيْثُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ عَنْ عَمْرٍو يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَارِجًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ أَمْشِي وَرَاءَهُ وَلَا يَشْعُرُ بِي حَتَّى دَخَلَ نَخْلًا فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَسَجَدَ فَأَطَالَ السُّجُودَ وَأَنَا وَرَاءَهُ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى تَوَفَّاهُ فَأَقْبَلْتُ أَمْشِي حَتَّى جِئْتُهُ فَطَأْطَأْتُ رَأْسِي أَنْظُرُ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَمَّا أَطَلْتَ السُّجُودَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللهُ قَدْ تَوَفَّى نَفْسَكَ فَجِئْتُ أَنْظُرُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمَّا رَأَيْتَنِي دَخَلْتُ النَّخْلَ لَقِيتُ جَبْرَائِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ أُبَشِّرُكَ أَنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ مَنْ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَمَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيْكَ صَلَّيْتُ عَلَيْهِ
English Translation
Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz and others informed us... from Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf who said: 'I entered the mosque and saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) leaving it. I followed him walking behind him without him noticing, until he entered a palm grove. He faced the qiblah and prostrated, making the prostration so long that while I was behind him, I thought Allah the Most High had taken his soul. I came and bent down to look at his face. He raised his head and said: What is the matter with you, O Abd al-Rahman? I said: When you prolonged the prostration, O Messenger of Allah, I feared that Allah had taken your soul, so I came to look. He said: When you saw me enter the palm grove, I met Jibril (peace be upon him) and he said: I give you glad tidings that Allah the Most High says: Whoever sends blessings upon you, I will send blessings upon him, and whoever sends greetings of peace upon you, I will send greetings of peace upon him.'