Muhammad ibn Rafi‘ and Hasan ibn ‘Ali al-Hulwani both narrated to me from ‘Abd al-Razzaq. Ibn Rafi‘ said: ‘Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, saying: Ibn Jurayj informed us, saying: Ibn Shihab narrated to me from the narration of ‘Abbad ibn Ziyad, that ‘Urwah ibn al-Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah informed him, that al-Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah informed him, that he went on the expedition of Tabuk with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Al-Mughirah said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went to relieve himself, and I carried a water vessel with him before the dawn prayer. When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, returned to me, I began pouring water from the vessel over his hands, and he washed his hands three times. Then he washed his face. Then he went to remove his cloak from his forearms, but the sleeves of his cloak were too tight, so he put his hands inside the cloak until he brought his forearms out from beneath the cloak. He washed his forearms up to the elbows, then he wiped over his leather socks. Then he came forward.

Al-Mughirah said: I came forward with him until we found that the people had already put ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf forward, and he was leading them in prayer. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, caught up with one of the two rak‘ahs and prayed the final rak‘ah with the people. When ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf gave the greeting of peace, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, stood up to complete his prayer. That alarmed the Muslims, and they glorified Allah extensively. When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, finished his prayer, he turned to them and then said: “You did well,” or he said: “You did right,” admiring them for having prayed the prayer at its proper time.