أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ بِنَاضِحَيْنِ وَقَدْ جَنَحَ اللَّيْلُ، فَوَافَقَ مُعَاذًا يُصَلِّي، فَتَرَكَ نَاضِحَهُ وَأَقْبَلَ إِلَى مُعَاذٍ، فَقَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ أَوِ النِّسَاءِ، فَانْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلُ، وَبَلَغَهُ أَنَّ مُعَاذًا نَالَ مِنْهُ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَشَكَا إِلَيْهِ مُعَاذًا، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَا مُعَاذُ أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ ـ أَوْ فَاتِنٌ ثَلاَثَ مِرَارٍ ـ فَلَوْلاَ صَلَّيْتَ بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ، وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا، وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى، فَإِنَّهُ يُصَلِّي وَرَاءَكَ الْكَبِيرُ وَالضَّعِيفُ وَذُو الْحَاجَةِ . أَحْسِبُ هَذَا فِي الْحَدِيثِ.
Once a man was driving two Nadihas (camels used for agricultural purposes) and night had fallen. Hefound Mu`adh praying so he made his camel kneel and joined Mu`adh in the prayer. The latter recitedSurat 'Al-Baqara" or Surat "An-Nisa", (so) the man left the prayer and went away. When he came toknow that Mu`adh had criticized him, he went to the Prophet, and complained against Mu`adh. TheProphet said thrice, "O Mu`adh ! Are you putting the people to trial?" It would have been better if youhad recited "Sabbih Isma Rabbika-l-A`la (87)", Wash-shamsi wa duhaha (91)", or "Wal-laili idhayaghsha (92)", for the old, the weak and the needy pray behind you." Jabir said that Mu`adh recitedSura Al-Baqara in the `Isha' prayer.