Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #29069

Ahmad bin Mani’ told us, he said, Abu Al-Nadr told us, he said, Bakr bin Khunnis told us, on the authority of Laith bin Abi Sulaym, on the authority of Zayd bin Artat, On the authority of Abu Umamah, he said: The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “God has not permitted a servant to do anything better than two rak’ahs that he may pray, and indeed righteousness is To be scattered over the head of the servant as long as he is in his prayer, and the servants have not drawn closer to God in the same way as it came from Him.” Abu al-Nadr said, meaning The Qur’an. Abu Issa said: This is a strange hadith. We do not know it except from this perspective. And Bakr bin Khunais spoke about it. Ibn The Blessed One And he left him at the end of his matter. This hadith was narrated, on the authority of Zayd bin Artat, on the authority of Jubayr bin Nufayr, on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, with a mursal message.