Abu’l-‘Aliyah Bara’ says: One day Ibn Ziyad delayed the prayer. ‘Abdullah bin Samit came to me, I placed a chair for him and he sat on it. Then I mentioned to him this delay of Ibn Ziyad. In response, he bit his lip and struck his hand on my thigh and said: Just as you asked me, I had asked Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) the same question, and he too struck my thigh just as I have struck yours, and said: Indeed, I had asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) the same question as you have asked me, and he struck my thigh just as I have struck yours. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Perform the prayer at its appointed time, but if you find (the rulers) praying, then pray with them, and do not say: I have already prayed, so I will not pray (again).