٥ـ مُحَمَّدٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ عَنْ حَنَانٍ قَالَ سَأَلَ عَمْرُو بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) وَأَنَا جَالِسٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ الله (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَقَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) يُصَلِّي ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ الزَّوَالَ وَأَرْبَعاً الأولَى وَثَمَانِيَ بَعْدَهَا وَأَرْبَعاً الْعَصْرَ وَثَلاَثاً الْمَغْرِبَ وَأَرْبَعاً بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءَ الآخِرَةَ أَرْبَعاً وَثَمَانِيَ صَلاَةَ اللَّيْلِ وَثَلاَثاً الْوَتْرَ وَرَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ وَصَلاَةَ الْغَدَاةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَإِنْ كُنْتُ أَقْوَى عَلَى أَكْثَرَ مِنْ هَذَا يُعَذِّبُنِي الله عَلَى كَثْرَةِ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنْ يُعَذِّبُ عَلَى تَرْكِ السُّنَّةِ.
5. Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Flusayn from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il ibn Bazi‘ from Hanan who has said the following: “Once, when I was present, ‘Arm ibn Hurayth asked abu ‘Abd Allah , saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, tell me about Salah (prayer) of the Messenger of Allah.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The Holy prophet performed eight Rak‘at of Zawal (declining of the sun toward the west at noontime). He (the Messenger of Allah) performed the first four, then eight thereafter, then four of al-‘Al-‘Asr. He performed three of al-Maghrib, four after al-Maghrib, four of al-‘Isha’ al-Akhirah, eight of nightly Salah (prayer), three of al-Witr, two Rak‘at at dawn and the morning Salah (prayer) of two Rak‘at.’ I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, if I can do more than this, will Allah punish me because of a great deal of Salah (prayer)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, however, He punishes because of omitting Sunnah.’” 