(Third chain) Ahnaf bin Qais says: I entered Bayt al-Maqdis and found a man performing many prostrations, and I began to feel something because of his actions. When he finished, I said to him: Do you know whether you are ending your prayer on an even or odd number of rak‘ahs? He said: If I do not know, Allah surely knows. Then he said: My beloved Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) informed me, and then he began to weep. He said again: My beloved Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) informed me, and then he began to weep again. Then he said: My beloved Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) informed me that there is no servant who prostrates to Allah except that Allah raises him one degree, forgives him one sin, and writes for him one good deed. I said to him: May Allah have mercy on you, tell me who you are. He said: I am the Companion of the Messenger, Abu Dharr. Upon hearing this, my heart shrank (meaning I felt great embarrassment).