Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ حَدَّثَنِي صَدَقَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي كَثِيرُ أَبُو الْفَضْلِ الطُّفَاوِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي يُوسُفُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا ابْنَ أَخِي مَا أَعْمَدَكَ إِلَى هَذَا الْبَلَدِ أَوْ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا إِلَّا صِلَةُ مَا كَانَ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ وَالِدِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ بِئْسَ سَاعَةُ الْكَذِبِ هَذِهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ وُضُوءَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَوْ أَرْبَعًا شَكَّ سَهْلٌ يُحْسِنُ فِيهِمَا الذِّكْرَ وَالْخُشُوعَ ثُمَّ اسْتَغْفَرَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ غَفَرَ لَهُ قَالَ عَبْد اللَّهِ و حَدَّثَنَاه سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ السَّمَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ الْهُنَائِيُّ قَالَ عَبْد اللَّهِ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ وَهِمَ فِي اسْمِ الشَّيْخِ فَقَالَ سَهْلُ بْنُ أَبِي صَدَقَةَ وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ صَدَقَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ الْهُنَائِيُّ.
English Translation
Ahmad ibn Abd al-Malik narrated to us, Sadaqah ibn Abi Sahl narrated to me. He said: Kathir Abu al-Fadl al-Tufawi narrated to me, Yusuf ibn Abdullah ibn Salam narrated to me. He said: I came to Abu al-Darda' during his illness in which he died. He said to me: "O nephew, what brought you to this land? Or what is your purpose?" He said: I said, "Nothing except to maintain the bond that existed between you and my father, Abdullah ibn Salam." Abu al-Darda' said: "What a terrible hour for lying this would be! I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: 'Whoever performs wudu and perfects it, then stands and prays two or four rak'ahs' - Sahl was uncertain - 'perfecting the remembrance and humility in them, then seeks forgiveness from Allah the Almighty, he will be forgiven.'" Abdullah said: And Sa'id ibn Abi al-Rabi' al-Samman narrated to us. He said: Sadaqah ibn Abi Sahl al-Huna'i narrated to us. Abdullah said: And Ahmad ibn Abd al-Malik made an error in the name of the shaykh, calling him Sahl ibn Abi Sadaqah, but rather he is Sadaqah ibn Abi Sahl al-Huna'i.