Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا عَيَّاشٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُقْبَةَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ وَأَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَيَّاشٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُقْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الْمَعْنَى وَقَفَ عَلَيْنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ فَقَالَ سَهْلٌ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ جَلَسَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةَ فَهُوَ فِي صَلَاةٍ.
English Translation
Abu Abd al-Rahman narrated to us: Ayyash, that is Ibn Uqbah, narrated to us: Yahya ibn Maymun and Abu al-Husayn Zayd ibn al-Hubab narrated to me, he said: Ayyash, that is Ibn Uqbah, narrated to me, he said: Yahya ibn Maymun narrated to me — the meaning being the same — Sahl ibn Sa'd stopped by us and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: Whoever sits in the mosque waiting for the prayer is in a state of prayer.