The Book of the Prayer of the Traveler and Its Shortening-10b
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The reciter: Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Wahb narrated to us, saying: My uncle 'Abd Allah ibn Wahb narrated to us, saying: 'Amr ibn al-Harith narrated to us from Sa'id ibn Abi Hilar that Abu al-Rijal, Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman, narrated to him from his mother, 'Umrah bint 'Abd al-Rahman, who was in the care of 'A'ishah, the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), from 'A'ishah: أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بعث رجلا على سرية وكان يقرأ لأصحابه في صلاتهم فيختم بـ قل هو الله أحد فلما رجعوا ذكر ذلك لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: سلوه لأي شيء يصنع ذلك؟ فسألوه فقال: بأنها صفة الرحمن فأنا أحب أن أقرأ بها فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أخبروه أن الله يحبه That the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a man on a military expedition. He used to recite for his companions in their prayers and would conclude with "Say: He is Allah, the One." When they returned, they mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: "Ask him why he does that?" So they asked him, and he said: "Because it is a description of the Most Merciful, so I love to recite it." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Inform him that Allah loves him.".