Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَحُجَيْنٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ الثَّقَفِيِّ أَنَّهُمْ غَزَوْا غَزْوَةَ السُّلَاسِلِ فَفَاتَهُمْ الْغَزْوُ فَرَابَطُوا ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ وَعِنْدَهُ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ فَقَالَ عَاصِمٌ يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ فَاتَنَا الْغَزْوُ الْعَامَ وَقَدْ أُخْبِرْنَا أَنَّهُ مَنْ صَلَّى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَقَالَ حُجَيْنٌ الْمَسَاجِدِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ ذَنْبُهُ فَقَالَ ابْنَ أَخِي أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَيْسَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ كَمَا أُمِرَ وَصَلَّى كَمَا أُمِرَ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا قَدَّمَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ أَكَذَاكَ يَا عُقْبَةُ قَالَ نَعَمْ.
English Translation
Asim b. Sufyan al-Thaqafi narrated: They went on the expedition of al-Salasil but missed the actual fighting, so they kept watch, then returned to Mu'awiyah, with whom were Abu Ayyub and Uqbah b. Amir. Asim said, "O Abu Ayyub, we missed the fighting this year, and we have been told that whoever prays in the mosque" - or, in another version, "the four mosques" - "his sin will be forgiven." He said, "Nephew, shall I direct you to something easier than that? I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say, 'Whoever performs ablution as commanded and prays as commanded, his past sins are forgiven.' Is that not so, O Uqbah?" He said, "Yes."