Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ «صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَقْنُتْ وَصَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَلَمْ يَقْنُتْ وَصَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ عُمَرَ فَلَمْ يَقْنُتْ وَصَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ عُثْمَانَ فَلَمْ يَقْنُتْ وَصَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ عَلِيٍّ فَلَمْ يَقْنُتْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّهَا بِدْعَةٌ»
English Translation
Al-Husayn ibn Idris al-Ansari informed us in Dimashq, saying: Abu Mashar narrated to us, saying: Bakr ibn Mudar narrated to us from Amr ibn al-Harith from Sa'id ibn Abi Hilal that he heard Abu al-Khayr that he heard Uqbah ibn Amir say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Your Lord is pleased with a shepherd on the peak of a mountain who makes the call to prayer and prays. Allah the Exalted says: Look at My servant, he makes the call to prayer and establishes the prayer, fearing Me. I have forgiven My servant and I have admitted him into Paradise.'