Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day we discussed among ourselves and said: Who among us will go to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and ask him which deed is most beloved to Allah Almighty? But none of us was willing to go due to the awe of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Meanwhile, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a man to us, who gathered each one of us together. Now each of us began to point to the other in astonishment (as to how the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to know of our conversation). In any case, then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited these verses to us: {سَبَّحَ لِلَّہِ مَا فِی السَّمٰوَاتِ وَمَا فِی الْأَ رْضِ … کَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِنْدَ اللّٰہِ} The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited these verses from beginning to end, then Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) recited them from beginning to end, then Ata bin Yasar recited them likewise. Yahya says: Then Hilal recited these verses from beginning to end. Awza'i says: Yahya recited these verses from beginning to end to us.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated a similar hadith, except that in it: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent a man to us, he gathered us and recited the complete Surah As-Saff to us.