Musnad Ahmad — Hadith #44962

Yaqoub told us, my father told us, on the authority of Ibn Ishaq, Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Al-Harith Al-Taymi told me, on the authority of Muadh bin Abdul Rahman Al-Taymi, on the authority of Hamran bin Aban, the servant of Uthman bin Affan, may God be pleased with him, who said: I saw Uthman bin Affan, may God be pleased with him, praying He performed ablution while he was at the door of the mosque. He washed his hands, then rinsed his mouth, inhaled and rinsed his mouth, then washed his face three times, then washed his hands until the elbows three times, then he wiped his head and ran his hands over the backs of his ears, then passed them over his beard, then washed himself. His feet to the ankles three times, then he stood up and bowed two rak’ahs, then said, “I have performed ablution for you as I saw the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.” He performed ablution, then I bowed two rak'ahs. As I saw him bow, he said, then he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said when he finished Whoever performs ablution as I did and then performs two rak'ahs without talking to himself, will be forgiven for what happened between them and his prayer. Yesterday...